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Department of Electricity Development (Nepali: विद्युत विकास विभाग) under Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation is the authority to implement the government policies related to power/electricity sector. [1] It also works as regarding providing licence for private sector to produce electricity. [2]
The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC; Nepali: वैकल्पिक ऊर्जा प्रवर्द्धन केन्द्र, Vaikalpik Urja Pravardhan Kendra) is an independently functioning government institution established by the Government of Nepal with the objectives to popularize and promote the use of renewable energy technologies, raise the living standards of ...
The Minister is assisted by the Minister of State for Water Resources, Energy, and Irrigation [4] and the junior Deputy Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. [ 5 ] [ 6 ] The current minister is Deepak Khadka [ 7 ] [ 8 ] who took office on 15 July 2024.
Solar potential of Nepal. Nepal gets most of its electricity from hydropower sources, but it is looking to expand the role of solar power in its energy mix. [10] The average global solar radiation in Nepal varies from 3.6 to 6.2 kWh/m 2 /day, sun shines for about 300 days a year, the number of sunshine hours amounts almost 2100 hours per year with an average of 6.8 hours of sunshine each day ...
The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (Nepali: ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाइ मन्त्रालय) is a governmental body of Nepal that governs the development and implementation of energy including its conservation, regulation and utilization. It furthermore develops operates ...
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), founded on 16 August 1985, is the parent generator, transmittor and retail distributor of electric power under the supervision of the government of Nepal. [ 2 ] NEA has its own power plants.
The Nepal Electricity Authority(NEA) is Nepal's sole operator and distributor of electricity. In 2022, NEA achieved a total installed capacity of 626.7 megawatts, generating 3,242.5 gigawatt-hours of electricity. [14] There was a significant 14.61% increase in generation compared to the previous year.
The project cost is approximately NPR 4 billion which is funded by the government through NEA and concessional loan from the World Bank. [5] The loan is a part of an agreement with the World Bank made in February 2015 to provide $130 million to the government of Nepal to build solar stations to supply electricity to the Kathmandu Valley.