Nepali hydropower industry is poised to play a bigger role in Nepal’s energy transition to meet its 2045 net zero target. Nepal Hydropower Association (NHA) last month hosted a ‘Made in Nepal’ booth ...

Several devastating floods and landslides hit Nepal during this year’s monsoon season. The most recent occurred in late September, affecting millions of people, causing widespread loss of life, and ...

Last September, torrential rains tore through Nepal’s largest power plant, causing over $13m in damage. Six months later, the 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project – once a symbol of national ...

Next week the Supreme Court of Nepal will hear a case focused on whether to move forward with construction of hydropower dams on the Karnali River, the country’s last major river that remains undammed ...

Nepal, May 14 -- The ruling Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP)-led government has unveiled an ambitious energy roadmap aimed at transforming Nepal into a regional electricity powerhouse, targeting 15,000 ...

Nepal’s government has approved a controversial new proposal allowing the development of large-scale hydropower plants within protected areas, prompting concerns about conservation setbacks. The ...

Upon completion, which is scheduled for 2026, Upper Trishuli 1 is expected to generate up to 1,456 GWh of electricity per year, thus increasing the country’s total power generation by about 20%. The ...

KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal said that the huge hydropower development potentials available in Nepal could be harnessed with an efficient technological base, entrepreneurial vision, ...

The Ministry of Forest and Environment has proposed a new procedure that would allow large-scale hydropower development inside protected areas, with fewer environmental safeguards and more legal ...

KATHMANDU (Reuters) - Nepal's investment board on Monday cleared China's Three Gorges International Corp to build a long-delayed $1.6 billion new hydropower project, the single biggest foreign ...