Energy Update
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Sher Singh Bhat
- 21 June, 2026
In 1968 BS (1911 AD), Nepal started 500 KW Pharping Hydropower as its fi rst hydroelectric project, which was then progressed to 640 KW Sundarijal in 1991 BS (1934 AD) and 1600 KW Letang under Morang Hydro in 1996 BS (1939 AD). At the time, those projects were considered big, not small. Over time, as hydropower sector entered megawatt capacity, these projects have appeared smaller.
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Urja Khabar
- 21 June, 2026
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $115 million concessional loan to improve resilient water supply and sanitation services and strengthen institutional capacities in rapidly growing municipalities across Nepal.
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Krishna Neupane
- 18 June, 2026
The announcement in the Fiscal Year 2083/84 budget to restructure the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) into separate generation, transmission, distribution and trading entities has reignited a familiar debate in Nepal's energy sector. Supporters view unbundling as a long-overdue reform necessary to improve efficiency, transparency and accountability.
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Building Sustainable Energy Ecosystem in Nepal and Introducing Disruptive Technology
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Nepal's Solar Power Potential is 432 GW, Tenfold Higher than Hydropower
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Private sector’s contribution on exported electricity now exceeds that of government
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Cancellation of license and confiscation of bank guarantee of those who cannot raise investment even after doing PPA
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Odd Hoftun: a Nepali Hero
Odd Hoftun was born in an engineering family, in Norway, in the late 1920s. He grew up around a power plant which his father operated. He had early exposure to power plants and was aware of the multiple positive impacts they could have on rural communities. Norway was a poor and devastated country in the aftermath of the Second World War. Odd was witness to how...
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