Santosh Thapa's Blog

      Critical Step for Nepal’s Energy Future   Nepal’s total peak electricity demand, according to NEA data, currently stands at 2,859 MW, ...

  Over the past 60 years, Nepal has made remarkable progress in expanding its generation capacity from just 50 MW to 3,500 MW. The private s...

  Introduction: Nepal’s Growing Need for Energy Security In recent years, Nepal has experienced a substantial increase in electricity genera...

  ERC has recently released a draft regarding open access. Experts have long demanded that the private sector be allowed to use the transmis...

I ntroduction In recent times, there has been significant buzz surrounding battery storage for solar power projects in Nepal. Some industry ...

The recently announced budget has created a buzz, especially with the introduction of a "Take and Pay" Power Purchase Agreement (P...

  Introduction Nepal’s hydropower sector is at a critical juncture. While the government claims to prioritize storage-based hydropower proje...

In a surprising move, Pure Energy Limited, a solar project with a total installed capacity of 20 MW, has recently received IPO approval from...

  The Government of Nepal has set an ambitious target to generate 28,500 MW of electricity by 2035, aiming to boost both domestic consumptio...

While Nepal government is all set to organize another investment summit, Nepal Water and Electricity Development Company (Korean) has t...

The tendency of our Nepali experts introducing new policies without analyzing the impact and crunching numbers is something I have neve...

Hydroelectricity Investment and Development Limited (HIDCL) has notified Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) regarding the issuance of its 100...

After long delays due to various reasons, Upper Tamakoshi is now all set to float its local shares. According to its invitation letter,...

With new guidelines effective from this year, there is an option of 30% dry energy for RoR projects. In this option, hydropower proj...

It is needless to say that we have not been able to harness 2% of the total hydro potential. With a stable government on the horizon...

The total loan and advance of Nepalese commercial banks stood at NRs. 1,801.567 billion at the end of Ashwin 2074 or mid October, 20...

It looks like another company is going to pack its bag. China Three Gorges International Corporation, the potential builder of West Seti...

In a country like Nepal where financial resource is scarce, we have no other option than use it wisely to get optimum benefits. However,...

Having a huge hydropower potential, all politicians, policy makers and experts have come to a common understanding that hydropower devel...

Developers of peaking run of river hydropower project can enjoy better rates. Developer will be entitled to receive Rs. 8.50 to Rs. 10.5...