Nuwakot substation destruction disrupts evacuation of 176.1 MW

Kathmandu, Sept. 17 -- Electricity generation from hydropower projects with combined capacity of 176.1 megawatts along the Trishuli corridor remains uncertain after the Bhotekoshi flood destroyed the ... Read More

India renews Nepal's power import permit but leaves export approvals pending

Kathmandu, Sept. 16 -- India has renewed approval for Nepal to import up to 654 megawatts of electricity, but has yet to renew export permits for three hydropower projects whose approvals expired whil... Read More

Where rescue efforts stand at flood-hit hydropower projects

Kathmandu, Sept. 5 -- Flooding along Nepal's Bhotekoshi river has damaged 11 hydropower projects and a solar plant, with 942 people, including project workers, still unaccounted for, according to proj... Read More

Bhotekoshi floods halt Nepal's electricity exports to Bangladesh

Kathmandu, Sept. 2 -- For Nepal, the monsoon is normally the season of abundant electricity. Heavy rains swell the rivers that power its run-of-river hydropower plants, allowing the country to genera... Read More

Flood damage to Nepal's hydropower sector could run into billions

Kathmandu, Aug. 30 -- Nepal's electricity authority says the devastating Bhotekoshi floods may have caused losses running into hundreds of billions of rupees across more than a dozen hydropower projec... Read More

Hundreds feared trapped in hydropower tunnels after Bhotekoshi flood

Kathmandu, Aug. 29 -- Deep beneath the mud and debris of Nepal's Trishuli corridor, hundreds of hydropower workers are believed to be trapped in tunnels and underground powerhouses. Three days after ... Read More

Nepal's DDC ghee makes its debut in Dubai

Kathmandu, Aug. 21 -- The Dairy Development Corporation (DDC) began its first export of ghee to Dubai on Friday, sending an initial 600 kg shipment under an agreement with Rato ra Chandra-Surya Intern... Read More

Nepal opens door for state-backed power trader, while private firms remain shut out

Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- Nepal Electricity Authority's subsidiary, Nepal Power Trading Company Ltd (NPTCL), is set to enter the electricity trading business after the authority's board approved the sale ... Read More

LPG imports are up. Why are consumers still queuing for it?

Kathmandu, Aug. 11 -- Nepal's imports of liquefied petroleum gas have not fallen. Government officials and industry representatives say imports have actually increased in recent weeks. Yet cooking ga... Read More

LPG imports hold steady as shortages hit the market again

Kathmandu, Aug. 10 -- Consumers have begun complaining of LPG shortages in the market less than two weeks after the government restored full-cylinder sales. Some have blamed India for cutting supplies... Read More

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