In 2019, a dispute between APNRL, a generating company and PTC India Ltd., a licensed power trader reached the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC). APNRL sold electricity through PTC India Ltd., a licensed power trader, under back-to-back power purchase agreements with Tamil Nadu Genera...}
This week, something significant happened in Nepal’s electricity market.
The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has determined, for the first time, transmission charges for third-party use of the National Transmission Grid. For FY 2026/27, the charge for Short-Term Open Access (STOA) h...}
Things have changed in Nepal. The country now sells more electricity than it buys. In the last financial year (2024/25), Nepal earned a record of about NPR 17.5 billion - roughly US$130 million - from selling power to India and Bangladesh . Nearly all Nepali homes now have grid electricity. About 70...}
For years, Power Purchase Agreements (PPAs) have been at the center of Nepal’s political noise. Heated debates, ministerial committees, and policy reversals have all circled around one question: should Nepal sign more PPAs?
This is the wrong question.
Nepal does not have a PPA problem. I...}