KATHMANDU, June 26: A delegation of the Small Hydropower Developers´ Association of Nepal (SHDAN) met Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Friday and put forth a 10-point demand. They have sought income tax and VAT exemption, VAT exemption for transport of building materials and only 1percent customs duty. The delegation asked [...]
Archive | July, 2009
Tags: building of transmission lines, Electricity Act, Energy Minister Dr Prakash Saran Mahat, finance bill, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Small Hydropower Developers´ Association of Nepal (SHDAN), upcoming budget
Small hydro developers meet PM
Posted on 13 July 2009 by editor
Tags: 750 MW West Seti Hydroelectric Project (WSHEP)West Seti Hydroelectric Project, Asian Development Bank (ADB), Baitad, Doti, far western region, Finance, Home Affairs and Ministry of Energy, Ministry of Energy, National Planning Commission, Project Steering Committee (PSC), Project Task Force (PTF), The Department of Electricity Development (DoED), WSHEP
Bid to speed up construction
Posted on 13 July 2009 by editor
KATHMANDU, June 24 - The government on Sunday set up a Project Steering Committee (PSC) and a Project Task Force (PTF) to monitor and accelerate construction of the 750 MW West Seti Hydroelectric Project (WSHEP). The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) under the Ministry of Energy formed a ten-member PSC and
Photo Feature
Guest Column
Mahakali Treaty outcome of economic nationalism
By Hari Bansh Jha
It was on 12 February 1996 that the the Nepalese Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba and the then Indian Prime Minister P.V. Narsimha Rao signed an agreement on the integrated development of the Mahakali river in Delhi. The Pancheshwor Project under the Treaty was expected to produce 6,000 MW of hydro-power with the investment cost [...]
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Interview
No alternative to power purchase from India : Mahat
The meeting of the Joint Commission on Water Resources is scheduled for the first week of November and is to be followed soon after by ministerial-level talks that will take up all issues relating to the setting up of the Pancheshwar Development Authority and reach a conclusion. We have informally agreed to locate PDA headquarters in Nepal
Posted in Interview on 08-10-2009 Comments (0)
Opinoin Tank
Pain of Losing West Seti
By Sudheer Raj Sharma Dhakal
The well-versed 750 MW West Seti Hydroelectric Project (WSHP) is once again capturing major energy headlines in both the print and electronic media of Nepal. Looked as a porthole for the development of the Far Western Development Region (FWDR) that has received the least development privilege, this project has been lingering for more than a [...]
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