Government's nature conservation efforts are impeding hydropower generation. On Dec. 4, 2009, the Cabinet meeting held in Kalapatthar had decided to expand the Bardia National Park from 968 sq. km. to 1862 sq. km. The highaltitude meet aimed at drawing global attention towards melting Himalayas saw declaration of the Gaurishanker Conservation Area. It covers 2035 sq. km

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Nepal has started to import 20 megawatt of electricity through the Tanakapur point beginning January 1 as per the agreement between Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and the Power Trade Corporation (PTC) of India . The NEA has said that the supply will be up to Lamahi. "The 20 MW power has been supplied to the western part of Nepal up to Lamahi,” Dr Jibendra Jha, the Managing Director of NEA

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Minister for Energy Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has said the government is working to limit power outage to 12 hours per day this winter. Last year consumers had faced power outage up to 20 hours a day during the driest season. The total demand in the country reaches nearly 900 MW while the installed capacity of all the hydroelectric projects doesn´t make up even 700 MW. Moreover, the projects generate less than half their full [installed] capacity during the dry season as all -- except for Kulekhani

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 The future of biofuel is at a crossroads. Soaring fuel prices, debates on global climate change and environmental consequences, and sustainability and intergenerational equity concerns of fossil fuel usage have prompted governments to expand production and use of biofuels. The potential adverse impacts on food security and human suffering associated with biofuel expansion, on the [...]

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 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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KATHMANDU, DEC 25 - The government has initiated a study of the groundwater situation in the Kathmandu Valley to rein in private water extractors by issuing licences. The Supreme Court had, on Dec. 17, had issued a verdict, directing the government to manage the groundwater situation by regulating and restricting the operation of private water tanker [...]

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Kathmandu residents will now face a loadshedding of up to eight hours within few days. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said that the loadshedding in the valley may rise anywhere between six to eight hours within the next few days. However, the systems department of NEA has yet to work out a new loadshedding schedule. “Situation is not good, so we will have to increase the power cut timing for sure,” Sher Singh Bhat, Director of Systems Operation Department at NEA, said. He added that the decision to this effect will be taken

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काठमाडौं, २०६६ पुस १४ ­ नेपालको सुदूरपश्चिमाञ्चल विकास क्षेत्रमा विकास गर्न लागिएको ७५० मेगावाट क्षमताको पश्चिम सेती जलविद्युत आयोजनामा चिनियाँ सरकारी कम्पनी चाइना नेशनल मेसिनरी एण्ड इक्विप्मेन्ट इम्पोर्ट एण्ड एक्सपोर्टर्र्कर्पोरेशन -सिमेक) ले ५१ प्रतिशत सेयर लगानी  भएको छ । पश्चिम सेतीमा सिमेकले थप लगानी गर्ने सहमति पत्रमा हिजो सोमवार राती हस्ताक्षर भएको छ । समझदारी पत्रमा [...]

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The recent Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s visit to China has brought home some good assurances from the Chinese government. Among others, youth exchange programs between Nepal and China, and MoU for West Seti are significant. With rise of activities against China in Nepali soil, the number of Nepali visiting China for various purposes has declined in [...]

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