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Interview
“Good governance, policy reforms, and transparency are key factors to attract the private sector to green infrastructure investment”

“Good governance, policy reforms, and transparency are key factors to attract the private sector to green infrastructure investment”

Warren Evans is the Special Senior Advisor (Climate Change), at the Office of the President of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). Evans gained more than 40 years of experience in sustainable development and climate change

Energy
ADB Signs $52 Million Loan with Masdar to Build Largest Wind Power Plant in Central Asia

ADB Signs $52 Million Loan with Masdar to Build Largest Wind Power Plant in Central Asia

TASHKENT,UZBEKISTAN-The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and Shamol Zarafshan Energy Foreign Enterprise Limited Liability Company (SZE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company Private Joint Stock Company (Masdar), signed a $52 million loan

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Private Sector Leads Leapfrogging in Electricity Generation

Private Sector Leads Leapfrogging in Electricity Generation

KATHMANDU: Up until 1990 when multiparty democracy was restored in Nepal, total electricity generation was hardly 176 MW with private sector contribution of only 9.4 MW. Almost a decade later, the budget for the fiscal

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Indian transport state minister Singh to be guest of honor at Infra Summit

Indian transport state minister Singh to be guest of honor at Infra Summit

KATHMANDU: Vijay Kumar Singh, Minister of State for the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways and Ministry of Civil Aviation of India would be the guest of honor at the upcoming Nepal Infrastructure Summit to be

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”PPA of Upper Karnali with GMR within one month”

”PPA of Upper Karnali with GMR within one month”

Habibur Rahaman, Secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of Bangladesh, is in Kathmandu leading the Bangladeshi delegation for the 4th secretary-level Joint Steering Committee (JSC) meeting for Nepal-Bangladesh energy collaboration, scheduled on

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Legally powerful IBN, powerless in practice

Legally powerful IBN, powerless in practice

KATHMANDU: Fed up with the excessively slow delivery of big infrastructure projects, then Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai came to the conclusion that country needs a dedicated powerful body to promote and facilitate large-scale investment.

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FC and PSA of Upper Karnali within two years

FC and PSA of Upper Karnali within two years

KATHMANDU: Financial Closure (FC) and Power Sale Agreement(PSA) will be finalized within two years for the 900 Mw Upper Karnali hydropower project stated by the project developer company. A meeting of the Council of ministers held

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India to increase renewable energy share 20 percentage points, storage 3 percentage points

India to increase renewable energy share 20 percentage points, storage 3 percentage points

KATHMANDU:  India has planned to increase the share of renewable energy in the power transmission system by 20 percentage points and energy storage capacity by 3 percentage points in the next seven years. Issuing an

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 Second call for bidding soon for construction of Budhiganga project

 Second call for bidding soon for construction of Budhiganga project

KATHMANDU: The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) is calling for a tender for the second time for the civil and hydromechanical part of Lot 1 of the 20-MW Budhiganga semi-reservoir hydropower project in Sudurpaschim Province.

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MoU signed to invest Rs 10 bn in three years for green hydrogen energy 

MoU signed to invest Rs 10 bn in three years for green hydrogen energy 

KATHMANDU: A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between Api Power and India's GreenZo Energy Company to set up various green hydrogen plants with a total consumption capacity of 50 MW by 2025 in