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Builder of Upper Tamakoshi wins contract for 100MW Tamakoshi-5
Builder of Upper Tamakoshi wins contract for 100MW Tamakoshi-5 Tamakoshi Hydropower Company claims there will be less environmental impact as most of the project's...
KMC bringing biogas plant back from the grave
KMC bringing biogas plant back from the grave The repairs are being carried out to bring the plant into operation within a month
Nepal-India pact to improve power transmission
Nepal-India pact to improve power transmission The parties agree to enhance electricity import and export capacity from 600 to 800 MW...
China to develop 5,000km railway lines and 59 airports in Tibet
China to develop 5,000km railway lines and 59 airports in Tibet By 2025, China plans to start a new railway line in Kyirong County of Shigatse...
NEA looks to add 1,500 MW power from run-of-river projects
NEA looks to add 1,500 MW power from run-of-river projects The state utility will buy electricity from developers at Rs8.40 and Rs4.80 per unit in...
KMC collaborates with NEA to install smart streetlights
KMC collaborates with NEA to install smart streetlights Most of the city's streets will have new lights by January 2024 if everything goes...
High Court order restricts Tukucha excavation
High Court order restricts Tukucha excavation The Patan High Court has ruled Kathmandu Metropolitan City's excavation of Tukucha river tunnel 'illegal'
Second phase of Petroleum Pipeline Project progresses
Second phase of Petroleum Pipeline Project progresses Nepal Oil Corporation is pumping in around Rs1.54 billion for the project and Indian Oil...
Stakeholders urge upgradation of Siddhartha Highway
Stakeholders urge upgradation of Siddhartha Highway The highway that connects Pokhara to Sunauli in the south has been in a state...
Authorities step up efforts to complete Godavari road
Authorities step up efforts to complete Godavari road The government decides to finish the long delayed project using the space that is now...
Tarakeshwor Municipality approves Rs440m water project
Tarakeshwor Municipality approves Rs440m water project Mayor Krishna Hari Maharjan says the project will benefit 4,875 people
Power-hungry Nepal misses monsoon-fed rivers
Power-hungry Nepal misses monsoon-fed rivers Hydropower generation drops by half, forcing NEA to look to India for expensive electricity
DPM Shrestha promises to fix Valley's damaged road soon
DPM Shrestha promises to fix Valley's damaged road soon He also vows to remove haphazardly built structures on the streets within two weeks
NEA says Lapsiphedi substation construction is moving ahead
NEA says Lapsiphedi substation construction is moving ahead Managing Director of the state utility Kul Man Ghising vows to address the genuine expectations...
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