Jiban Basnet
KATHMANDU: In winter, it usually rains an average of 65 mm, but this year only 12 mm of rain fell. Not only in winter, but it also rained heavily all at once in monsoon. According
Bhim Gautam
KATHMANDU: The Nepal Electricity Authority, which exported electricity worth 11 billion rupees in a monsoon last year, has projected to sell electricity worth 20 billion rupees in the coming monsoon and 2 trillion rupees in
Bhim Gautam
KATHMANDU: When the government brought the Electricity Act in 2049 after multi-party democracy, Nepal's hydroelectric capacity was only 236 MW. However, after 3 decades of the Act, the hydropower production capacity has increased to over
Jiban Basnet
KATHMANDU: Nepali society, which has experienced 1 decade long (2063-73) painful experience of load shedding not only in winter, but also in rainy season, has now come to a state of frustration even when electricity
Nepal Infrastructure
Nepal Electricity Authority is now faced with the challenge of expanding the internal and external markets as the electricity connection capacity of the national transmission system increases. Although the management of the electricity authority is
Bhim Gautam
During the dry season of the current financial year (2079/80), up to 500 megawatts were wasted every day due to the fact that all the electricity produced by the indigenous hydropower plants could not be
Ashish Garg
The future of Nepal's hydropower development is connected to the export of electricity to markets abroad, such as India and Bangladesh. As the demand for electricity used within the country is low, the number of
Nepal Infrastructure
KATHMANDU: The 19.8 MW Upper Solu hydropower project constructed in the Solu River in Solukhumbu is starting generating electricity on Friday. Ganesh Karki, promotor of Beni Hydropower Company, the developer company, all the civil, hydromechanical,
Nepal Infrastructure
KATHMANDU: Kathmandu University (KU) has commenced the first-ever research in Nepal to reduce energy consumption in pharmaceutical industries by building an underground air tunnel. With the support of the Norwegian Government's 'energize Nepal Program', the Department
Pushpa Kamal Dahal
Nepal and China share a long history of economic, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges. Over the years, we have built strong ties based on mutual respect, trust, and understanding. Our relations, which are based on the
