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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.
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]
Nepal Communist Party: 25 December 2020: 20 May 2021 Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation 8 Sharat Singh Bhandari: People's Socialist Party, Nepal: 4 June 2021: 22 June 2021 Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation 9 Bishnu Prasad Paudel: Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist–Leninist) 24 June 2021: 12 July 2021
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.
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 Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (Nepali: ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिँचाइ मन्त्री) is the head of the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation.
The economy of Nepal is a developing category and is largely dependent on agriculture and remittances. [6] Until the mid-20th century Nepal was an isolated pre-industrial society, which entered the modern era in 1951 without schools, hospitals, roads, telecommunications , electric power, industry, or civil service.
The plant started generating electricity since 2052-01-08 BS. The generation licence will expire in 2101-12-30 BS, after which the plant will be handed over to the government. [ 2 ] The power station is connected to 132 kV national grid through the substation at Rang Khola and sells electricity to Nepal Electricity Authority .