More power to the people
The best loss reduction strategy is avoiding transmitting electricity over long distances The quality of the Nepal Electricity Authority’s (NEA) distribution system is no more a secret. During the...
View Articleगरे जलविद्युत्मा सबै आत्मनिर्भर
नेपालको आर्थिक समृद्धिको मुख्य आधार मानिने जलविद्युत् आयोजनाबारे आधिकारिक अध्ययन भएको छैन । ५० वर्षअघि हरिमान श्रेष्ठले शैक्षिक प्रयोजनको शोधग्रन्थमा उल्लेख गरेको ८३ हजार मेगावाटलाई हालसम्म आधिकारिक...
View ArticleDecade of development Can line ministries coordinate with each other to...
Jul 8, 2016- Earlier this year in February, Nepal’s Ministry of Energy moved forward with an action plan on National Energy Crisis Prevention and Electricity Development Decade, 2016 (NECPEDD 2016). […]
View ArticleThe future of hydro in a warming world : David Suzuki
People have harnessed energy from moving water for thousands of years. Greeks used various types of water wheels to grind grain in mills more than 2,000 years ago. In the […]
View ArticleCould Trade and FDI be the Key to Unlocking Nepal’s Potential? New Report...
STORY HIGHLIGHTS A new World Bank Group report analyzes Nepal’s participation in global markets and recommends policies for increasing trade integration and boosting the economy. Nepal is trapped in a […]
View ArticlePrivatization of utilities: Obvious alternative
The suitable method of privatization for the existing utilities is partial sale of company to the public. The government can retain the majority share (51% or above) of control and […]
View Articleजलविद्युत् सेयरको जोखिम
तोकिएको समयमा जलविद्युत् आयोजना सरकारलाई हस्तान्तरण हुने भएपछि आम–लगानीकर्ता अन्योलमा ६ वर्षअघिको प्रसंग हो, रसुवा, धैबुङ–४ का दशरथ देवकोटाले घन्टौँ लाइनमा लागेर चिलिमे जलविद्युत् आयोजनामा सेयरका लागि...
View ArticleStarved for power
A carrot and stick approach is key to meeting energy demand Nepal will need an installed capacity of over 10,000 MW by 2030 if its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) grows […]
View ArticleEncourage innovation : A relatively new technology has the potential to end...
The Government of Nepal declared an energy emergency last February—the third one in the last eight years—and set a target to end the crisis in two years. With the recent […]
View Articleजलविद्युत् आयोजनालाई पूँजीगत अनुदान
स्वतन्त्र ऊर्जा उत्पादकहरूको संस्था नेपाल (इप्पान)का अध्यक्ष खड्गबहादुर विष्टले एशियन इन्ष्टिच्युट अफ टेक्नोलोजी थाइल्याण्डबाट ऊर्जा अर्थशास्त्र तथा योजनामा स्नातकोत्तर गर्नुका साथै नेशनल इन्ष्टिच्युट...
View Articleमाथिल्लो कर्णालीमा फस्दै मुलुक
अरुण तेस्रो (४०२ मेगावाट) जलविद्युत आयोजना २०५१ सालतिर निकै चर्चामा थियो। त्यही क्षमतामा निर्माण सुरु भएको भए कम्तिमा ८ वर्ष वा २०६० को अन्तसम्म पूरा हुन्थ्यो। २०७३ साउनसम्म बिजुली उत्पादन […]
View ArticleThe curious case of Hydro Power’s downturn
Fresh data sourced from the Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) shows an overall 7 per cent rise in rainfall at 16.5 mm in the current monsson season when compared to last […]
View ArticleWhy NEA is a loss making entity
NEA losses doubled in the last fiscal year With the increment in electricity import from India, Nepal Electricity Authority ( NEA) has incurred losses which are double the losses in […]
View ArticleIrregularities in Hydro
Leaving some exceptions, the cost of almost hydropower projects, promoted by Nepalese private sector, in Nepal, are manipulated. Showing this and that reasons and making different pretext the cost of […]
View ArticleBreaking the barriers
The biggest problem in our hydro sector is that we failed to learn from our mistakes Pessimism is slowly gaining ground in Nepal’s hydropower sector. Even the leaders of the sector […]
View ArticleThe huge disconnect
Delay in construction of transmission lines by NEA leads to losses for everyone Despite long hours of power cuts even in wet season, electricity generated by two cascade projects — […]
View Articleपञ्चेश्वर परियोजनाका विचारणीय पक्ष –सूर्यनाथ उपाध्याय
सन् १९९६ मा महाकाली सन्धि सम्पन्न भयो। देशभित्र ज्यादै विवादास्पद रहेको यो सन्धि अन्तत: संसदको दुई तिहाइ बहुमतबाट पास भयो। महाकाली नदीसित सम्बन्धित वनवासा व्यारेज र टनकपुर व्यारेज निर्माणबाट उठेका […]
View ArticleIndia and Nepal concern over Tibet flood advice gap
India and Nepal say a lack of information from China about glacial lakes and rivers in Tibet could hamper their ability to plan for flash floods. Sources say there has […]
View ArticleSide effects of waste : Editorial
Nepal needs to assess the long-term impacts of waste-to-energy initiatives Oct 14, 2016- The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is all set to inaugurate the country’s first waste-to-energy plant in the […]
View ArticleGood news
The PDA for the development of the Upper Trishuli-1 project could be a milestone in more ways than one. Let me share some good news first. The government has signed an […]
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