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KATHMANDU, March 28: A 40-megawatt hydropower project is set to be constructed in Jugal Rural Municipality of Sindhupalchok district. Balephi Hydropower Pvt Ltd has submitted a proposal for a run-of-the-river project to harness the Balephi River's water for electricity generation.

KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is going to construct a 16.136 km-long 132 kV transmission line.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The director general (DG) of the Department of Electricity Development, Jeebachh Mandal, has said that because the Ministry of Finance (MoF) is complacent in terms of making economic rules and laws, the private sector as well as the government entities are facing repercussions.

KATHMANDU, Feb 4: The government has advanced study of 20 hydropower projects for the generation of 5,763 megawatt of hydroelectricity.

DAMAULI, Feb 3: The promoters of Tanahun-based 126-MW Lower Seti Hydropower Project have submitted the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the project to the Electricity Development Department.

KATHMANDU, Jan 29: Stakeholders are expressing concerns and reservations about the 'Electricity Bill 2080 BS' recently introduced in Parliament. Many believe that addressing the issues of the energy sector could be better achieved by amending and fully implementing the existing Electricity Act of 2049 BS (1992).

KATHMANDU, Jan 27: On June 14, 2023, the employees working in the under-construction Super Hewakhola hydropower project at Chainpur, Sankhuwasabha, went to sleep after having dinner. The heavy flood in Hewakhola at around 9:30 PM not only washed away 18 workers along with their tents built on the river bank, but also damaged more than half a dozen structures of the project.

Such policy will boost Nepal’s power generation capacity substantially as the market is opening up in India and Bangladesh.

KATHMANDU, Jan 16: Approximately Rs 20 billion in foreign investment has been mobilized for the Langtang-Bhotekoshi Hydroelectricity Project based in Rasuwa. The under-construction project has a total capacity of generating 120 megawatts of power.

KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Foreign investment of approximately Rs 20 billion has been mobilized for the Langtang-Bhotekoshi Hydroelectricity Project based in Rasuwa. The under-construction project has a total capacity of generating 120 megawatts power.