Kimti II hydropower project: Licence issued sans competition (ht 17/05/2012)

‘Electricity tariff hike by mid-July 2012’ (kp 14/05/2012)

Private sector proposes to build transmission line, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 13/05/2012)

Govt asks Investment Board to conclude West Seti deal, by Ashok Thapa (kp 11/05/2012)

Time ripe to harness huge potential: Nepal a fertile ground for hydropower, bio-gas, solar and wind energy development, by Pragati Shahi (kp 08/05/2012), Energy for all: The sun and the wind shouldn’t be forgotten in the quest for hydro power (kp 09/05/2012)

We’ve a plan to generate electricity from household waste, interview with Govinda Pokharel (kp 08/05/2012)

Nepal imports additional 40 MW electricity from India (ht 07/05/2012)

Diesel provides 531 MW of electricity (ht 07/05/2012)

Govt hikes PPR of hydel projects in pipeline: Says move will encourage private developers (ht 04/05/2012)

Nepal-India power project gets approval 400 KV transmission line to be completed by end of 2015 (ht 02/05/2012)

Nepal to seek Japanese assistance for Upper Seti (rep 27/04/2012)

Court: Stick to load-shedding schedule, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 26/04/2012)

MoE wants to handle West Seti project, by Ashok Thapa (kp 25/04/2012), West Seti tangled in web of confusion, by Ashok Thapa (kp 29/04/2012)

Govt to offer 7% shares of Upper Karnali to locals (rep 24/04/2012)

Govt free to execute pact with Chinese co (kp 23/04/2012)

PM directs ministry to hand over PDA task to IB, by Mukul Humagain and Ashok Thapa (kp 22/04/2012)

Mechi, Koshi zones hit by 18 hrs of power cuts (nn 15/04/2012)

Stalled PDAs could be signed by May, by Ashok Thapa (kp 13/04/2012)

A river runs through it: West Seti will prove a boon to the most neglected part of the country as no one is ready to wait anymore for the benefits of hydropower to trickle down, by Deepak Thapa (kp 12/04/2012)

Hydro-power development: Role of private sector, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 09/04/2012)

Nepal seeks more deals in hydropower sector (ht 05/04/2012)

Press on with West Seti, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep 04/04/2012)

Solar Offers Solution, by P. Gopakumar (rn 03/04/2012)

Water level plummets in Kulekhani reservoir (ht 02/04/2012)

Making sense of it: How mega projects like West Seti and Upper Karnali move ahead will hint Beijing and Delhi’s relation in the Nepali context, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 30/03/2012)

NT refuses to release loan to Upper Tamakoshi, by Prem Dhakal (rep 28/03/2012)

Hydro-power development dilemma in Nepal: Darkness beneath illumination, by Madan Kumar Dahal (ht 28/03/2012)

NEA signs PPA for 361.55-MW power this fiscal (kp 27/03/2012)

Investments in hydro-power: Policies and programmes at fault, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 22/03/2012)

Eliminating Loadshedding:Where Is The Rub?, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 15/03/2012)

Water, water everywhere: Nepal needs to put a price tag on our water and gorges first before moving on to hydropower, by Gopal Siwakoti 'Chintan' (kp 15/03/2012)

Lamjung promises hydro power galore (ht 09/03/2012)

Nepal pins high hopes on Hydropower Summit 2012 (kp 08/03/2012)

Kuwait to built 30 MW Budi Ganga in grant (rep 07/03/2012), Kuwaiti loan to construct Budhi Ganga (kp 07/03/2012)

40,000 biogas plants registered for carbon trading (kp 05/03/2012)

Weekly power cuts down 4 hrs (kp 04/03/2012), Weekly outage set to be six hours shorter (ht 04/02/2012)

Neglected prospects of wind energy, by Shyam Bhatta (rep 02/03/2012)

Upper Karnali: Urgency To The National Debate, by AB Thapa (sp 02/03/2012)

Electricity Bills Lost In Load Shedding, by Jeeva Raj Budhathoki (sp 02/03/2012)

Three Gorges, NEA to build West Seti (rep 01/03/2012), Govt, Chinese company ink MoU on West Seti (kp 01/03/2012), Govt, China company ink West Seti MoU (kp 01/03/2012), Chinese firm to construct West Seti: Aims to complete the project by December 2019, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 01/03/2012), West Seti raises equity issue, other concerns, by Prem Dhakal (rep 02/03/2012), Questions about West Seti (rep 03/03/2012), West Seti Hydropower Project: From SMEC To CTGC, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 08/03/2012), About time: Stalled for 15 years by Maoist opposition, West Seti will now be built under a Maoist government by Chinese investors, by Dewan Rai (nt 09/03/2012), House panel directs govt not to proceed ahead with West Seti Hydro project (nn 09/03/2012), Parliament panel to probe West Seti MoU, by Prem Dhakal (rep 10/03/2012), House panel deals blowto West Seti project plan: Vested interests involved, says Natural Resources Committee; Asks govt not to go ahead with plan with Chinese company for now (kp 10/03/2012), West Seti Project: Parliamentary Committee Order, by A.B. Thapa (sp 29/03/2012), West Seti-Agreement In Nepal’s Interest, by Post Bahadur Bogati (sp 16/03/2012), MOE fears Three Gorges may pull out, by Prem Dhakal (rep 19/03/2012), China Three Gorges seeks govt position pronto: Writes to Energy Ministry warning to pull out of the 750 MW project, by Mukul Humagain and Ashok Thapa (kp 19/03/2012), West Seti deal implementation: House panel urged to clear way (kp 20/03/2012), West Seti probe panel deadline extended (rep 21/03/2012), West Seti deal legal, transparent: Ministry Says Electricity Act allows govt to okay such dealson mutual agreement, by Mukul Humagain and Ashok Thapa (kp 22/03/2012), Locals stage demonstration demanding start of West Seti construction (nn 22/03/2012), Govt assuages Three Gorges’ concerns: Responds to Chinese firm saying ‘there is nothing to worry about’ (ht 22/03/2012), Unparalleled opportunity: Another opportunity to build a large dam of the West Seti scale, on our terms, is unlikely, by Gopal Siwakoti 'Chintan' (kp 23/03/20112), Risky business The agreement with the Three Gorges Corporation of China could have far-reaching politcal consequences, by Akanshya Shah (kp 23/03/2012), Far-West wants West Seti hydro project at any cost, by Mohan Budha Ayer (kp 23/03/2012), Chakkajam against delays in West Seti (ht 23/03/2012), House panel ‘favours’ CTGI; seeks some changes in MoU, by Mukul Humagain and Ashok Thapa (kp 25/03/2012), Massive irregularities in West Seti MoU: Probe, by Prem Dhakal (rep 26/03/2012), Investment board ready
to take West Seti ahead (kp 26/03/2012), Hand over west seti project to Investment Board: Probe, by Prem Dhakal (rep 29/03/2012), Bring West Seti under Investment Board, House panel tells govt, by Mukul Humagain and Ashok Thapa (kp 29/03/2012), Parliamentary committee instructs govt to implement West Seti agreement with amendments (nn 01/04/2012), West Seti project goes to Investment Board, by Ram Chandra Bhatta (rep 02/04/2012), House committee gives go–ahead to West Seti, by Ashok Thjapa (kp 02/04/2012), House committee nod for West Seti project, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 02/04/2012), 'West Seti MoU does not need House nod': Finance ministry defends hydel project (ht 10/04/2012)

Himal Power to pay $2m to protesting workers (rep 28/02/2012)

Govt offers Chinese co 75pc stake (kp 28/02/2012)

HAN positive about operating captive plants round the clock (rep 27/02/2012)

Exim Bank proposes commercial loans for West Seti (rep 24/02/2012)

NEA slashes load-shedding hours (nn 22/02/2012), Power cut reduced by 5 hrs a week (kp 23/02/2012), NEA brings down load-shedding hours to 68 hrs a week (nn 26/02/2012)

Lack of materials hinders Upper Tamakoshi Project (ht 23/02/2012)

Demand for small solar lighting system growing (rep 22/02/2012)

New tech to survey hydel projects, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 21/02/2012)

Country’s hydropower potential remains just that, no more, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 19/02/2012)

Drive against power theft pays off (kp 16/02/2012)

Govt coaxing Sino Hydro to resume work on Kulekhani (kp 15/02/2012), Sino Hydro agrees to resume work at Kulekhani III (kp 22/02/2012)

Load-shedding reduced to 80 hrs a week (rep 13/02/2012)

A dire disconnect: A major hydropower aid should have been good news now; it’s instead pitted one government agency against the other, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 10/02/2012)

Electric city (nt 10/02/2012)

Maoist stance sought on Pancheshwar project, by Anil Giri (kp 09/02/2012), Upper Karnali PDA a test for Maoist party, by Prem Dhakal (rep 10/02/2012), Upper Karnali PDA (rep 11/02/2012)

ADB, JICA willing to fund Tanahun Hydro project, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 08/02/2012)

Solar power to light up bus stops in Valley (kp 06/02/2012)

Nat’l grid company to be formed, by Ashok Thapa (kp 06/02/2012)

Mid-Marshyangdi project shut for repair (rep 02/02/2012)

5 pc cap on tariff hike was only for inflation: ETFC, by Prem Dhakal (rep 02/02/2012)

Extra loadshedding on areas with leakage: Honest made to suffer for fault of others, by Prem Dhakal (rep 29/01/2012)

Load-shedding effects: Industries slash production, by Bhusan Yadav (kp 29/01/2012)

Govt to ban strike at hydro projects, by Milan Mani Sharma (rep 29/01/2012)

Bogati says load-shedding 14-hour ‘maximum’ this yr (kp 28/01/2012) [Wow! As long as the people have power between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m....]

The mathematics of powerlessness, by Sanjay Sharma (kp 28/01/2012)

Powering it down: Why is Nepal living in darkness while the world talks about energy security?, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 27/01/2012)

Water debate in Nepal: Missing the forest, by Rameshore Prasad Khanal (rep 26/01/2012)

Nepal Electricity Authority to seize Sino Hydro’s security deposit, by Pratap Bista (kp 24/01/2012)

Micro hydro projects: Political user groups dirtying their hands (kp 23/01/2012)

MOE working to form National Grid Company, by Prem Dhakal (rep 22/01/2012)

Power cut to go up with Mid-Marsyangdi closure for maintenance (nn 19/01/2012), More Power Outage (rn 21/01/2012)

Three Gorges Corp interested in West Seti, by Prem Dhakal (rep 19/01/2012), China's Exim Bank interested in West Seti (rep 24/01/2012)

Let there be light: The fundamental reason behind load shedding is the lack of vision, commitment, and preparation, by Gopal Sijapati Magar (kp 18/01/2012)

More darkness from Monday (kp 15/01/2012), Consumers to face up to 14 hrs of 'load-shedding' from Monday (nn 15/01/2012)

WB, ADB to suggest measures to deal with local issues at hydel sites (rep 14/01/2012)

NEA to sign PPA with six projects at revised rate, by Ashok Thapa (14/01/2012)

Quickest Way To Provide Relief From Load-Shedding At Least Investment, by A.B. Thapa (sp 13/01/2012)

'Expedite Bharatpur-Hetauda power line' (rep 12/01/2012)

SC: No power tariff hike above 5%, by Prem Dhakal (rep 11/01/2012)

Stalled PDAs to be revived by Feb-end (kp 09/01/2012)

Hydro-power development: Utilisation of excess bank liquidity, by Ujwal Raj Gautam (ht 09/01/2012)

Energy Ministry plans to buy power from industrial units (kp 09/01/2012)

UTHC considers blacklisting bidder (kp 04/01/2012)

Doctor Saa’b’s diseal dreams: The government’s diesel power plant project is misguided and unsustainable, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 03/01/2012)

Pump up the PV: Sun is the only viable source for sustainable energy, up there, begging to be tapped, by Amurgam Ananta (kp 01/01/2012)

Load-shedding hours could be reduced by half: Former Energy Minister Bista (nn 01/01/2012)

West Seti can light up country, says minister (ht 30/12/2011)

Dark days: Power problems must be addressed with urgency (rep 26/12/2011)

Prime minister vows to end load-shedding in industrial areas, by Shankar Acharya (kp 24/12/2011)

Khimti under emergency operation (kp 22/12/2011)

Wind power brightens homes in Nawalparasi village 24/7 as nation reels under power cuts (nn 22/12/2011)

PM directs energy ministry to bring thermal plants, by Prem Dhakal (rep 21/12/2011), PAC seeks study on alternatives to diesel plant, by Prem Dhakal (rep 24/12/2011)

NEA all set to increase load-shedding to 69 hrs a week (nn 19/12/2011), Country braces for power shortages as NEA increase load-shedding to 10 hrs from today (nn 20/12/2011)

Country gets first wind-solar power system (kp 17/12/2011), Wind power to beat power-cuts, by Ramesh Kumar Poudel (rep 18/12/2011)

Govt to import 369 MW power from India (rn 17/12/2011)

In the dark: The Rastra Bank's interest rate relief for hydro developers may be too little too late, by Paavan Mathema (nt 16/12/2011)

Nepal switches on first renewable energy village (nn 16/12/2011)

Ministry mulls 200MW diesel plant (kp 15/12/2011)

West Seti Hydro Electricity Project: Govt proposes PPP model (kp 14/12/2011)

Women And Rural Energy, by Tara B. Basyal (rn 15/12/2011)

PEC meet likely to decide on 100MW power import (kp 14/12/2011), Nepal-India power meet today: Numerous technical aspects,issues to be thrashed out, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 14/12/2011), Nepal, India agree to reinforce power infrastructure, by Akanshya Shah (rep 15/12/2011), Importing 100MW power requires 6 months: India, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 15/12/2011), New turn in Nepal-India power trade, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 15/12/2011), Nepal, India to strengthen power transmission links, by Akanshya Shah (rep 16/12/2011), Nepal, India sign two agreements, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 16/12/2011), Meet gives power trade a boost: Upgradation to enable import of up to 100 MW, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 16/12/2011)

Crucial Nepal, India power meeting this week (kp 12/12/2011)

Chilime signs 16b loan agreement with EPF (rep 09/12/2011), Loan pact for four Chilime hydro projects (kp 09/12/2011)

Sinohydro expedites Upper Tamakoshi works, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 07/12/2011)

Marsyangdi hydel shut for repair (ht 07/12/2011)

Govt hopes to slash outage (ht 07/12/2011)

Gearing up for electricity tariff hike, once again (kp 07/12/2011)

Hydropower loans at not over 10 pc interest (rep 06/12/2011), Central bank to provide refinancing facility to hydropower projects (kp 06/12/2011)

Energy Minister Bogati suggests increase in power tariff to reduce load-shedding (nn 06/12/2011)

Dark days, darker nights: That power generated would not suffice was obvious decades ago, but there was no long term planning, by Shyam K.C. (kp 05/12/2011)

Power outage jumps to 6 hrs a day, by Pragati Shahi (kp 04/12/2011)

Problem resurfaces in Kaligandaki ‘A’, by Janu Pangeni (kp 28/11/2011)

245 megawatts power import from India only by 2013, by Akanshya Shah (rep 26/11/2011), Indian envoy says $15b Indian investment possible in hydropower (kp 26/11/2011)

India okays 100 MW additional electricity, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 25/11/2011), India to provide 100 MW soonest: Pledges approval on Pancheshwor ToR in three months, by Ram Kumar Kamat (ht 26/11/2011), Opening the dam: Finally, some progress in Indo-Nepal hydro talks (rep 28/11/2011)

India to finalize ToR for Pancheswor soon, by Akanshya Shah (rep 25/11/2011)

Closed-door talks to review thorny issues, by Akanshya Shah (rep 24/11/2011)

Upper Trishuli 3A’s foundation stone laid (kp 24/11/2011)

Entrepreneurs ask government to import additional power, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 18/11/2011)

Govt seeks China aid for Budhi Gandaki hydel plan, by Anil Giri (kp 17/11/2011)

Sindhupalchowk to lure hydro investors, by Rishi Ram Poudel (kp 15/11/2011)

Load-shedding likely to be more severe, by Pragati Shahi (kp 13/11/2011), No respite from outage: 16-hour power cut likely this year (ht 15/11/2011)

Power snag affects locals, media, by Kalendra Sejuwal (rep 13/11/2011)

NEA boss quits three months after appointment (kp 11/11/2011)

Fuel-based vs. solar portable light: Reasons to go solar, by Shyam P. Shrestha (ht 08/11/2011)

Nepal’s energy investors’ forum: Renewed opportunities for private sector, by Mahendra B. Gurung (ht 04/11/2011)

Panel mulling over electricity tariff hike (ht 31/10/2011)

Wind monitoring tower in Mustang: Possible to generate 100 MW energy,say experts, by Ramesh prasad Bhushal (ht 25/10/2011)

Parties vow to keep GMR away from UKHP (kp 24/10/2011)

Energy crisis: Powerless Hours, by Keshab Poudel (sp 21/11/2011)

Power pact not near: Load-shedding hours unlikely to shorten (ht 20/10/2011)

Twenty-eight hydel projects ask govt to declare them sick, by Prithvi Man Shrestha (kp 18/10/2011)

High-level meet to woo investment in hydropower starts today, by Mukul Humagain (kp 13/10/2011), Govt goes all out to woo hydro investors, by Mukul Humagain (kp 14/10/2011), Energy investor forum concludes: Govt reiterates commitment to work with private sector (kp 15/10/2011)

Powering the darkening crisis, by Bishal Thapa (rep 11/10/2011)

Cross border transmission line project by 2014: Nepal will get at least 150 MW additional energy to mitigate power crisis, by Pragati Shahi (kp 09/10/2011), Electrically shocking, Prime Minister: A PhD in development planning, Bhattarai didn’t know how daunting it is to build transmission lines to import electricity from India?, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 14/10/2011)

Kulekhani water overflows; to help ease power woes, by Pratap Bista (kp 09/10/2011)

House panel for separate bodies on power trade, transmission, by Thira L. Bhusal (rep 30/09/2011)

Govt plans 200-MW new thermal capacity, by Kiran Pun (rep 24/09/2011)

Minimum load-shedding this winter, say officials, by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/09/2011)

Hydropower development: Bihar yes to three-nation deal, by Mahesh Acharya (kp 19/09/2011)

NEA increases load-shedding to 18 hours a week (nn 14/09/2011), Load-shedding up; 18 hrs a week now (kp 15/09/2011), Weekly outage up 6 hours (ht 15/09/2011)

Plan to minimise outage hours: Four multi-fuel plants undergoing repair (ht 13/09/2011)

Secret talks to redesign Upper Trishuli project (ht 12/09/2011)

Power crisis major problem of industries: FNCCI prez, by Lila Ballav Ghimire (kp 09/09/2011)

Eight hrs of power cuts in Jhapa (nn 07/09/2011)

Kulekhani 3 construction moving at snail’s pace, by Pratap Bista (kp 01/09/2011)

Upper Marsyangdi-II to benefit locals (ht 01/09/2011)

Delay in repair and maintenance work hits NEA projects’ output, by Pragati Shahi (kp 31/08/2011)

Nepal’s hydro-power potential: A diplomatic perspective, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 30/08/2011)

Contractor evaluation of Upper Tamakoshi resumes (kp 28/08/2011)

Valley suited to windmills: Report (ht 28/08/2011)

Solar street lights in Butwal, by Sher Bahadur KC (rep 26/08/2011)

Govt panel to look into hydro project woes, by Pragati Shahi (kp 26/08/2011)

Hydel projects above 10 MW through competitive bidding, by Pragati Shahi (kp 23/08/2011)

Universal access to electricity is possible in five years, interview with Gokarna Bista (kp 22/08/2011)

NEA gets Rs 840m from CIT (kp 22/08/2011)

NEA cuts yearly loss by Rs 411m (rep 19/08/2011)

New body to promote transmission lines (kp 14/08/2011)

China’s Nepal Engagement, by Upendra Gautam (rn 12/08/2011)

NEA releases names of 100 nonpayers of power bills (kp 12/08/2011)

Power supply to defaulters cut, by Prem Dhakal (rep 10/08/2011)

Interesting times: There was good news and bad news for the hydropower sector in the last fiscal year, by Pragati Shahi (kp 08/08/2011)

Upper Karnali awaits army deployment, by Shreejana Shrestha (rep 06/08/2011)

No new hydro project permits: Fifty applications rejected; Ministry making new rules (ht 31/07/2011)

Windmills a viable source of alternate energy, by Navin Adhikari (kp 29/07/2011)

Hydropower development fund: A mechanism for mobilization of resources, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 28/07/2011)

With Rs 10m in hand, DoGM aims to tap natural gas, by Ashok Thapa (rep 27/07/2011)

New company to boost hydel projects: Will invest in or provide loan to potential power project developers (kp 27/07/2011)

Cross-border transmission line: Nepal, India sign ITSA, by Pragati Shahi (kp 27/07/2011)

Construction of Charnawati hydropower to be delayed (nn 27/07/2011)

West Seti Hydropower Co poised to lose licence, by Mukul Humagain (kp 26/07/2011), Govt scraps West Seti licence (ht 28/07/2011), Licensing (in)action: Revoking West Seti’s license sends a strong message (kp 29/07/2011)

Going green, by Rabindra Nepal (rep 26/07/2011)

New budget to fund DPR for 600-MW Budigandaki, by Prem Dhakal (rep 15/07/2011)

Generate electricity, or protect tourism? Nepal's need to generate hydropower must not destroy the potential of its rivers for adventure tourism, by Paavan Mathema (nt 15/07/2011)

Upgradation of Devighat: hydropower project over (kp 15/07/2011)

Outage hours up, industrialists worried (ht 14/07/2011)

Electricity generation averages at 6.44 Mega Watt per year (ht 12/07/2011)

Upper Tamakoshi works delayed, by Ramesh Khatiwada (rep 12/07/2011)

Ministry mulling electricity tariff hike: Dissolved tariff fixation commission to be revived (ht 12/07/2011)

Giant, wasteful machine: High wattage light bulbs in public institutions is stealing electricity from the public, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 12/07/2011)

Middle Bhotekoshi project worries tourism sector: Entrepreneurs say rafting on river endangered, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 10/07/2011)

Drive against power-theft in Bhaktapur yields fruits (kp 06/07/2011)

Investment climate in hydropower worsening (ht 05/07/2011)

Govt asks state-owned entities to invest in planned hydropower bank, by Prithvi Man Shrestha and Bibek Subedi (kp 05/07/2011)

Wasted electricity: Weak transmission lines cause crippling power cuts, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 01/07/2011)

Electric trade: A power grid for South Asian countries will help achieve development goals, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 28/06/2011)

Hydropower dev bank to have Rs 30b paid-up capital (kp 28/06/2011)

Good initiative (rep 25/06/2011)

Govt likely to scrap West Seti licence: Company writes to seek more time; Energy minister refuses to oblige (ht 21/06/2011)

Maoists to launch ‘agitation’ against GMR contract decision (kp 20/06/2011)

Budhi Gandaki Hydel Project gets top government priority, by Krishna Acharya (kp 17/06/2011), Budhi Gandaki Hydropower project to be constructed from domestic investment (nn 17/06/2011)

Cabinet okays Army for hydropower projects, by Bhadra Sharma (kp 16/06/2011)

Memorandum of Association finalised: Investments to roll on five to 50 megawatt projects,NRNs to get priority (ht 16/06/2011)

Load-shedding will end in a few days: Energy minister (nn 14/06/2011)

NEA, power developers engage in blame game, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 12/06/2011)

IPPAN demands increased PPA rate for all projects (kp 09/06/2011)

Chilime signs Rs 16b loan MoU with EPF (rep 08/06/2011), EPF to invest in four more hydel projects (nn 08/06/2011)

UKHP hurdles: Govt to send Army if need be (kp 06/06/2011), Army may be deployed at Upper Karnali (ht 06/06/2011), Maoist affiliated group renews threat against Upper Karnali (nn 14/06/2011), Maoist leaders warn govt over contract, by Prakash Adhikari (kp 14/06/2011), NA deployment decision ‘soon’ (kp 15/06/2011)

West Seti Project likely to lose licence (kp 06/06/2011)

Power production (ht 06/06/2011)

Govt decides to establish energy development bank (nn 04/06/2011), Government to
set up Hydropower Development Bank (kp 05/06/2011), Power developers’ funding woes to ease: Upcoming financial institution to provide better access to money, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 05/06/2011), Govt to provide loans at less interest rates to encourage companies into investing in hydel projects (nn 05/06/2011), Tread carefully (rep 08/06/2011)

Naumure hydel project waits for budget (kp 03/06/2011)

NEA reduces load-shedding to 42 hrs a week (nn 01/06/2011), Loadshedding down to 42 hrs a week (rep 02/06/2011))

Korea to invest in Andhikhola (ht 31/05/2011)

Chilime Hydropower set to distribute shares (nn 31/05/2011)

Locals attack hydropower staffers (rep 22/05/2011), Protest against attack on project staff (ht 22/05/2011), Arsonists target Upper-Karnali project: Three office buildings destroyed, by Suryamani Gautam (ht 23/05/2011), Govt flays arson in Upper Karnali offices, by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/05/2011), Concern over hydel project vandalism: IPPAN said these incidents will have a severe detrimental effect in the overall development of the hydropower sector in Nepal (kp 25/05/2011), Condemnable attack (rep 26/05/2011), Govt vows to bring culprits to justice (kp 26/05/2011), APF security for Upper Karnali project (rep 03/06/2011)

Power to people (rep 22/05/2011)

Power pack: Solar and wind power are not feasible as yet in Nepal, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 20/05/2011)

Stalled Chilime IPO plan all set to materialise (kp 20/05/2011)

Upper Tama Koshi Hydel Project: PM Khanal lays foundation stone (kp 19/05/2011)

"Power can be our most valuable export", interview with Gyanendra Lal Pradhan (nt 13/05/2011), Hydrocratic dreams: Using hydro-dollars to mitigate our trade deficit with India is a myth, by Ratna Sansar Shrestha (nt 13/05/2011)

Upper Tamakoshi hydro project: Company of NEA top brass scrapped; Share dispute with Nepal Telecom to end, agreement to be signed tomorrow (ht 11/05/2011), NT, NEA to sign investment MoU on Upper Tamakoshi (kp 12/05/2011), Upper Tamakoshi inks Rs 6b loan deal with Nepal Telecom, by Prem Dhakal (rep 13/05/2011), Financial closure of 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi completed (kp 13/05/2011), Multi-billion Upper Tamakoshi loan agreement signed: Energy Minister describes it as a milestone (ht 13/05/2011)

NEA board scraps 'disputed' promoter company of Upper Trishuli 3-B HEP (nn 11/05/2011)

Electricity stealers chase NEA staff away (rep 10/05/2011)

CNI concerned over increased load-shedding hours in industrial area (nn 10/05/2011)

NEA reduces load-shedding to 10 hours a day (nn 08/05/2011)

Studying through the dark hours, by Ujjwala Maharjan (rep 06/05/2011)

More energy, please: Business and consumer behavior is hit by a chain reaction of the electricity and petroleum crisis, by Paavan Mathema (nt 06/05/2011)

Load-shedding slashed by 3 hrs (nn 05/05/2011)

Extension likely for West Seti (ht 05/05/2011)

Loadshedding respite likely (kp 02/05/2011)

Power supply halted as poles give in to wind (ht 02/05/2011)

Plugging the holes: Threats and punishments can’t fix the power problem (kp 01/05/2011)

Mini upper Tama-Kosi hydropower: For Quick Relief From Load-shedding Crisis, by A.B. Thapa (sp 29/04/2011)

NEA blacklists seven districts: Gives 15 days to lessen electricity leakage or face punishment of extra power outage (kp 29/04/2011)

Load-shedding hours will be reduced considerably: Energy Minister (nn 29/04/2011)

'Unveil programs to end power crisis by 5 years' (rep 26/04/2011)

People power overcomes power-cuts in Sindhuli (ht 24/04/2011)

Rs 100 a month for 24-hr power supply, by Manoj Adhikari (rep 23/04/2011)

Experts’ call to combat energy deficit: People are facing daily power outage of 14 to 16 hours during the dry season every year (kp 19/04/2011)

Energy crisis plan in limbo: Implementing agency officials find themselves in the dark (ht 18/04/2011)

Maoists, others go on rampage: Disrupt a programme organised by a hydel project, by Puskar Thapa (ht 17/04/2011), Locals of Sindhupalchok obstruct two hydropower plants producing 8.5 MW power (nn 17/04/2011), Operation of Indrawati hydropower plant resumes (nn 20/04/2011)

Marketing electricity: There are great benefits to privatising Nepal’s energy sector, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 15/04/2011)

The economy of energy: Nepal is burning all its export earnings on petroleum from India, by Dewan Rai (nt 15/04/2011)

The bright side of darkness, by Sradda Thapa (rep 14/04/2011)

Upper Tamakoshi likely to fail 2015 deadline (ht 14/04/2011)

Long power cuts throw life out of gear, by Khilanath Dhakal (rep 14/04/2011)

NEA hopes to ease power cuts (kp 10/04/2011)

‘Lack of political will’ behind outage, by Pragati Shahi (kp 08/04/2011), Sparking it off: Delay in appointing a minister to handle the energy crisis is beyond comprehension, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 08/04/2011)

Basic Energy Needs From Biomass Fuel, by Tara B. Basyal (rn 08/04/2011)

ADB to invest in Upper Seti hydro project (kp 08/04/2011)

Chamelia, Kulekhani III projects to miss deadline (ht 06/04/2011)

Energy crisis & its economic implications, by Amrit Nakarmi (rep 05/04/2011)

Divide and grow, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 03/04/2011)

Sweeping powers for electricity commission; Plan to scrap licences: Detractors (ht 03/04/2011)

Towards Ensuring Energy For All, by Tara B. Basyal (rn 01/04/2011)

Maoists give nod to energy crisis bill (kp 01/04/2011)

Five firms vie for Upper Tamakoshi management, by Prem Dhakal (rep 31/03/2011)

Implementing efficiency measures: For a vital difference, by Hem Raj Bhatt (ht 30/03/2011)

Power crisis bill to face turbulence in House (ht 30/03/2011)

Country's energy sector in tatters (rep 29/03/2011), Action Plan Against Energy Crisis: Continuity Required, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 29/03/2011), Methane gas exploration to get under way in Valley soon (ht 29/03/2011)

West Seti project back in govt hands (ht 29/03/2011)

Saving Energy With LED-based Lights, by G. K. Pakavath (rn 28/03/2011)

Govt preparing to introduce strict laws against those obstructing construction of hydropowers (nn 28/03/2011)

Govt to come up with policies to address power crisis ailing nation (nn 27/03/2011)

For Promotion Of Renewable Energy, by Tara B. Basyal (rn 26/03/2011)

Govt declares energy crisis (rep 24/03/2011), Govt declares over four-year energy crisis, by Mukul Humagain and Kamal Dev Bhattarai (kp 24/03/2011), Solution plan (ht 25/03/2011), Energy ministry says was kept in dark: Officials state line agency should have been in loop (ht 25/03/2011), Light-bulb ideas (kp 25/03/2011)

NEA cuts load shedding for SLC (rep 24/03/2011)

New panel mulls independent commission (kp 22/03/2011)

Panel to devise an ‘emergency roadmap’ to address power crisis (kp 16/03/2011)

Govt coming up with work-plan to free country from power crisis within four and half years (nn 14/03/2011)

When the power goes off (kp 12/03/2011)

Power links, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 10/03/2011)

BSEB threatens to stop electricity supply if NEA fails to pay dues (nn 09/03/2011)

Cross-border transmission line: Stakeholders meeting to expedite project (kp 04/03/2011)

Power cut woes: 5-pt ‘solution’ mulled (kp 26/02/2011)

Cabinet approves Chinese loan for Upper Trisuli 3 ‘A’ (kp 25/02/2011)

Budhigandaki Hydel Project: Figures on govt priority list (ht 25/02/2011)

River runs dry: There may be a time constraint on the economic viability of Nepal’s hydropower, by Peeyush Tiwari (kp 24/02/2011)

Energy diplomacy, by Murari Sharma (rep 24/02/2011)

Power crisis crimps business (kp 24/04/2011)

Govt planning to install solar-power plant in Singha Durbar (nn 23/02/2011)

PM-led unit formed to deal with power crisis (kp 22/02/2011)

Chameliya in choppy waters: Infrastructure relocation, protests set to delay the project (ht 21/02/2011), Work at Chameliya hydel halted (ht 24/02/2011)

Waste not, want not: Alternative energy sources must be supported in national-level energy and waste management policies, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 20/02/2011)

Loan agreement for 600 MW Upper Trishuli 3A to be signed soon (nn 20/02/2011)

NEA determined to start construction of Budhi Gandaki within three years (nn 20/02/2011)

Arun III power project stuck, by Kishor Budhathoki (ht 20/02/2011)

Jhimruk victims’ long wait for assistance: Accuse power developer of showing indifference, by Devendra Brahma (ht 20/02/2011)

No light at the end of the tunnel: The bad news is that the power crisis will get worse before it gets better, by Dewan Rai and Rubeena Mahato (nt 18/02/2011)

Rain provides Valley denizens power respite (kp 17/02/2011), Weather god to be benign, but no power breather (kp 22/02/2011)

Power-cut won't exceed 14 hrs per day: NEA director (nn 16/02/2011)

Hydropower for what?, by Mohan Das Manandhar (rep 14/02/2011)

Load-shedding shuts five dozen industries (nn 13/02/2011)

Govt urged to sign long-delayed PDA (kp 12/02/2011)

Plug it in prime minister: So what if PM Khanal is considering dirty thermal plants? They can get us both electricity and carbon credits, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 11/02/2011)

Beyond Upper Tamakoshi: Political will, commitment lacking, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 10/02/2011)

UK, Nepali college students working to develop solar battery charger to ease power shortage (nn 10/02/2011)

The 80,000 MW mirage: At the rate Nepal is going, it won’t reach its hydropower ‘potential’ for almost 200 years, by Saroj Dhakal and Benjamin Sovacool (kp 09/02/2011)

Project to generate electricity from valley's garbage within two years (nn 06/02/2011)

Load shedding increased again (nn 05/02/2011), Load shedding for 14 hours a day from today (nn 07/02/2011)

Budhi Gandaki project makes some headway (kp 04/06/2011)

NEA signs PPA with two hydro projects (nn 04/02/2011)

Power hope gleams, by Sanubabu Timilsina (kp 03/02/2011)

Out of energy: The Ministry of Energy must involve all stakeholders to formulate effective energy policies, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 03/02/2011)

Govt to form high-level 'unit' to ease power woes (kp 01/02/2011)

A flawed logic, by Prakash Chandra Lohani (rep 01/02/2011)

Load-shedding hits Rupandehi industries (kp 31/01/2011)

Transmission line talks positive (ht 31/01/2011)

Broaden markets for higher investment, by Murari Sharma (rep 30/01/2011)

French firm interested in Budhigandaki hydel project (ht 27/01/2011)

Plan to export power shelved, by Mukul Humagain (kp 25/01/2011)

Tamakoshi project’s stone-laying put off (ht 25/012/2011)

Beating load shedding, by Ramesh Khatry (rep 23/01/2011)

Hydro investors assured positive environment (kp 21/01/2011)

Chilime shares for Rasuwa locals find many takers: Project has installed capacity of 22.1 MW (ht 21/01/2011)

A noble opportunity: Addressing power theft means dismantling a cultural acceptance and institutionalisation of theft, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 19/01/2011)

Over 11,000 families benefited by micro hydro power projects (nn 18/01/2011)

12-hr power outage (kp 14/01/2011)

Deal gives Upper Tamakoshi a boost (ht 13/01/2011)

Kulekhani III delayed by trees (kp 12/01/2011)

Can Loadshedding Be Eliminated For Good?, by Uttam Maharjan (rn 12/01/2011)

Audacity of Clique and Clan Impunity, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 07/01/2011)

15 MW imported from India (ht 07/01/2011)

A silver Jubilee to mourn: The 25th anniversary of NEA is not the celebration it could have been, by Rabindra Nepal (kp 05/01/2011)

Rot sets in Upper Tamakoshi’s vitals (kp 03/01/2011)

Anti-power theft drive, by Rabindra Upreti (kp 02/01/2011)

Nationalism, maturity & light, by Murari Sharma (rep 02/01/2011)

PPA signed for Upper Tamakoshi Project (kp 31/12/2010)

PPA signed for Upper Marshyangdi project (kp 30/12/2010)

11-hr power cut (kp 28/12/2010), Nation to face 11-hr power cut as NEA makes same lame excuse (nn 28/12/2010)

West Seti seeks one more year to find investors (ht 28/12/2010)

Power games unabated in energy ministry, by Ramesh Prasad Bhaushal (ht 28/12/2010)

Contractors claim Rs 15 billion from NEA (nn 27/12/2010)

Electric blues: I can’t figure out why the NEA sells power at a rate that is lower than the cost price, by Khagendra N. Sharma (kp 24/12/2010)

Upper Seti hydro project gets boost, by Pragati Shahi (kp 24/12/2010)

Power tariff review plan a non-starter (ht 23/12/2010)

Hello darkness: With production stagnating, power cuts will persist (kp 21/12/2010)

Source Energy From Existing Untapped Resources, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 20/12/2010)

Fight power outage, by Hari Bansha Dulal (rep 20/12/2010)

Power crisis shuts 41 pc small scale industries (nn 20/12/2010)

Finance Ministry to hike budget for transmission lines expansion (kp 18/12/2010)

Solar power option (kp 18/12/2010)

PDA talks to resume (kp 17/12/2010)

Load shedding woes: Power Struggle, by Sanjaya Dhakal (sp 17/12/2010)

Relief from power outage not in sight (kp 17/12/2010)

Riding the wind: Wind power has received some interest from the private sector, and the government seems interested, but data and policies are needed to draw in investors, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 17/12/2010)

Power blues: A set of six coordinated actions can pull Nepal from its electricity crisis, by Benjamin K. Sovacool and Saroj Dhakal (kp 16/12/2010)

Power outage up to 56 hrs a week (kp 14/12/2010)

Aankhukhola hydroproject to complete after four months (nn 12/12/2010)

Energy efficiency audit helps cut consumption, by Rajesh Khanal (kp 09/12/2010)

Mid-Marshyangdi resumes power generation; but consumers still have to endure candle light dinners (nn 08/12/2010)

Chameliya hydropower to take two more years to complete (nn 08/12/2010)

Power play (ht 07/12/2010)

NEA setback to faze power producers (kp 06/12/2010), NEA officials get PAC jolt on power cuts: Electricity authority slammed for 26 pc leakage; Told to end load-shedding woes in five years (ht 06/12/2010)

Power sector reforms, by Rabindra Nepal (rep 04/12/2010)

Bring home the sunshine: Have the sun back you up this loadshedding season, and for years to come, by Paavan Mathema (nt 03/12/2010)

Energy Audit: Types and methodology, by Bhishma Pandit (ht 01/12/2010)

Power to the people, by Claire McNeil (rep 01/12/2010) [see part 2 (02/12/2010)]

Halua Khola mini hydro to start generation in April (kp 30/11/2010)

Nepal, India and hydropower: Need to move in the benefit-accruing direction, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 29/11/2010)

PPA process of Sanjen Hydro Project starts (nn 29/11/2010)

HPL celebrates 10th years of Khimti I Hydropower (nn 28/11/2010)

Load shedding hours to be increased to 38 hours a week (nn 27/11/2010), Load shedding increased to five hours a day (nn 28/11/2010)

B'desh to import 1,000 MW power from Nepal (ht 25/11/2010) [????]

Mid-Marshyangdi shut for maintenance (nn 25/11/2010), Mid-Marsyangdi re-starts (ht 05/12/2010)

Power producers slam government (ht 23/11/2010), New budget fails to electrify power producers (nn 23/11/2010)

Dev regions to get one reservoir project each, by Pragati Shahi (kp 21/11/2010)

Electricity poles not in pole state (kp 19/11/2010)

FIs agrees to finance 15.5 MW hydropower project (nn 19/11/2010)

All of Tamakoshi power to be bought in dry season (ht 18/11/2010)

CEDB: Making mark in renewable energy (nn 16/11/2010)

Power tariff hike decision inevitable: Electricity price to go up by 10 to 15 per cent when Commission next meets (ht 15/11/2010), Power tariff hike looms on the horizon, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/11/2010), Load shedding 29 hours a week (ht 16/11/2010), Country to face 29 hrs of power cuts every week from today (nn 17/11/2010)

Marshyangdi adds to power cut woes (kp 15/11/2010), Load shedding hours increased (nn 15/11/2010), Load shedding 29
hours a week (ht 16/11/2010)

Govt mulls setting up energy fund (kp 13/11/2010)

Give me more: Popular misconceptions colour discussions on Nepal’s energy sector, by Saroj Dhakal and Olivia Gippner (kp 12/11/2010)

Power cut makes a comeback (kp 12/11/2010)

Power price to soar post-Tihar (ht 02/11/2010), Not a solution (ht 03/11/2010)

Biomass gasification: For thermal application and electricity, by Bhishma Pandit (ht 02/11/2010)

Electricity tariff hike and pricing: Some relevant observations, by Shanker Man Singh (ht 13/10/2010)

Chilime floats primary shares to Rasuwa locals (ht 13/10/2010), Chilime shares for Rasuwa locals (kp 14/10/2010), Chilime to float shares to Rasuwa locals (nn 14/10/2010)

Barriers to hydropower development: A historical perspective, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 12/10/2010)

NEA to hike electricity tariff by 30 pc (nn 01/10/2010), NEA to effect 30 pc power tariff hike (ht 02/10/2010)

Plan, but no cash: Power developers propose to set up Nepal: Power Fund to mobilize capital, by Pragati Shahi (kp 30/09/2010)

Banks look up to the sun for power (kp 29/09/2010)

FNCCI asks for German support in micro hydro-power development projects (nn 29/09/2010)

Hydel plant to be built under PPP (kp 28/09/2010)

Upper Karnali Hydro Project: Deal hits snag over issues of time, infrastructure construction, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 27/09/2010)

Govt bid to assure investors, by Mukul Humagain and Pragati Shahi (kp 25/09/2010)

Govt slams hurdles in projects (ht 25/09/2010)

Hydropower joint venture PDA on cards (kp 23/09/2010)

Maoist leader: No call for Indian investment, by Pragati Shahi (kp 22/09/2010)

No aid for Budhi Ganga project: China is willing to fund a power project near the Capital (ht 20/09/2010)

More power to people: Planned to be completed in 2013, Mai Khola Hydro is expected to ease energy woes in the east (kp 16/09/2010)

More hydropower licence takers (ht 15/09/2010)

Micro-hydel projects and Ghandruk: Small efforts for large returns, by Juddha Bahadur Gurung (ht 13/09/2010)

Electricity authority submits roadmap to Tariff Commission: Load shedding to come down to four hours by 2016, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 09/09/2010)

Insensitivity hits Chameliya Hydropower; investment, construction time-period to be increased (nn 07/09/2010)

880 MW Tamakoshi-III to kickstart in 2012, by Pragati Shahi (kp 02/09/2010)

Loadshedding to go up to 16 hours in winter (ht 30/08/2010)

Entrepreneurs bemoan power cuts (nn 30/08/2010)

880 MW Tamakoshi-3 to complete within seven years (nn 29/08/2010)

Power to India: It's folly to think Nepal can replicate Bhutan's model of hydropower development, by Ratna Sansar Shrestha (nt 27/08/2010)

17 hydro firms vie for license (kp 26/08/2010)

Tariff Commission, NEA still disputing (ht 23/08/2010), Very shocking (ht 24/08/2010)

SC calls both parties over Upper Tamakoshi row (kp 21/08/2010), SC puts energy minister decision in limbo (ht 21/08/2010)

West Seti project in deep water: Officials to wait till December before calling it quits, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 20/08/2010)

Cash-strapped NEA sees hope in projects, by Pragati Shahi (kp 19/08/2010)

The Price Of Negligence (rn 19/08/2010)

NEA plays foul, keeps Hetauda in dark: Ups outage hours on false pretext to supply power to factory, by Prakash Dahal (ht 17/08/2010), NEA withdraws Hetauda power-cut (ht 18/08/2010)

Let the sunshine in: Solar power can supplement hydropower to create a sustainable energy foundation, Raj K. Thapa and Saryat Deoja (kp 16/08/2010)

India asks Nepal to use grants: Seeks updated reports of hydel projects (ht 16/08/2010)

Power tariff hike likely this week (ht 13/08/2010), Experts for 25 pc tariff hike (kp 14/08/2010)

Maintenance of Kulekhani hydropower plants complete; no change in load shedding hours (nn 11/08/2010), Kulekhani back in the reckoning (kp 12/08/2010)

West Seti promoter closes Nepal office (nn 11/08/2010)

Power point: We build energy-hungry concrete monstrosities and curse the electricity shortage, by Anil Bhattarai (kp 10/08/2010)

Nalsyaugadh power project in peril: NEA backs private firm, ministry wants govt control, by Ramesh prasad Bhushal (ht 10/08/2010)

Biogas projects await nod to go with a bang, by Pragati Shahi (kp 10/08/2010)

Load-shedding reduced to 2 hrs a day (nn 09/08/2010)

Tamakoshi chief takes charge (kp 09/08/2010), Appointment of executive chair in Upper Tamakoshi draws flak (nn 10/08/2010), Power play puts largest hydro project in hot water (ht 11/08/2010), Dolakha folks want Karki to stay in Upper Tamakoshi Hydro (nn 12/08/2010), Upper Tamakoshi appointment challenged (ht 14/08/2010), Energy Minister does a U-turn: ‘Scraps’own decision to appoint Arjun Karki as executive director (ht 17/08/2010), Upper Tamakosi under siege: Mockery of PPP model, by Ajit N.S. Thapa (ht 18/08/2010), Sacked Upper Tamakoshi chief challenges minister at Court (ht 20/08/2010), Arjun Karki toppled from Upper Tamakoshi by apex court verdict (nn 04/09/2010)

Khimti hydro contract: Chances of review slim, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 09/08/2010)

NEA for hike in power tariff (ht 08/08/2010)

The drem merchants: They shouldn’t go around talking about improbable plans like 37,000 MW in 20 years, by Peeyush Tiwari (kp 05/08/2010)

Load shedding for eight hours a day for one week (nn 02/08/2010), 8-hour power outage a day (kp 03/08/2010), Maintenance of Kali Gandaki fails to complete in time; extended load-shedding hours to continue (nn 08/08/2010)

Upper Tamakosi gets shareholders (ht 27/07/2010), Win-win deal on upper Tamakoshi Nepal Electricity Authority,Employee Provident Fund to sign agreement (ht 30/07/2010), Tripartite loan agreement on Upper Tamakoshi inked (nn 30/07/2010), Upper Tamakoshi set to roll, finally, by Pragati Shahi (kp 31/07/2010), NEA, EPF ink Rs 10-bn loan pact: NT, RBB, CIT to participate in Rs 35-billion hydro power project (ht 31/07/2010), Sinohydro gets the construction contract of Upper Tamakoshi (nn 02/08/2010), Upper Tamakoshi project to be complete by 2015 (kp 03/08/2010)

Transforming power: Micro-hydro projects light up homes, by Dewan Rai (nt 23/07/2010)

Power sharing, Nepali style: As the national utility wallows in darkness, local communities light up the way, by Rubeena Mahato (nt 23/07/2010)

The Emperor Has No Clothes, by Suniva Shrestha (rn 21/07/2010)

36,000 MW by 2030? Political instability has rendered all plans, including hydropower development, irrelevant, by Shyam K.C. (kp 19/07/2010)

JICA aid for Valley solar energy (kp 18/07/2010)

Hazard-proof hydel projects sought (ht 15/07/2010)

Ooh! 37,000 MW in 20 yrs ‘Security a must for that’ (kp 15/07/2010), Govt unveils action plan to produce 38,000 MW electricity in 20 years (nn 15/07/2010)

5,000 solar home kits for Mid-west (kp 15/07/2010), Villages to get solar systems (ht 15/07/2010)

Govt told to cancel Karnali license (kp 14/07/2010)

Current FY sees completion of just two hydro projects (nn 13/07/2010)

Power supply affects media houses in Banke (rn 10/07/2010)

Experts doubt micro hydel plan (kp 08/07/2010)

Hydropower development: Private sector’s initiative, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 05/07/2010)

Himal Power to set record straight (ht 05/07/2010)

PAC consults experts on Khimti, Bhote Koshi projects (nn 07/05/2010), Khimti, Bhotekoshi PPAs flawed: PAC (kp 06/07/2010)

How long in the dark?, by Shital Babu Regmee (rep 04/07/2010)

Energy ministry sells license of three hydel projects to private sector (nn 03/07/2010)

Load shedding hours reduced to two hours a day (nn 29/06/2010), Weekly outage down to 12 hours (kp 30/06/2010)

NEA loss exceeds Rs 2 billion a year: PAC wants power purchase agreement reviewed, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 28/06/2010)

S. Korea interested to invest in another hydropower (nn 28/06/2010)

PAC decides to seek expert opinions on Bhote Koshi and Khemti Projects (nn 27/06/2010)

Load shedding reduced to 5 hours a day (nn 22/06/2010)

Tapping the potential: To maximise Nepal’s hydropower production, the government must take a primary role, by Shital Babu Regmee (kp 22/06/2010)

NPC moots ‘people’s hydro’ projects: Plan to generate up to 20 MW power involving locals, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 22/06/2010)

Call for fairness in hydro royalty (kp 19/06/2010)

Govt to control licence misuse (kp 18/06/2010)

Upper Tamakoshi set to roll (ht 18/06/2010)

Power woes to continue for another six years (ht 15/06/2010)

Locals cry foul against Chilime hydel (nn 15/06/2010)

Load shedding hours to be increased (nn 12/06/2010), Power outage woes to hype (kp 13/06/2010), Electricity production stops at Kulekhani (ht 14/06/2010)

Maoist threat to halt Saptakoshi high dam project (ht 10/06/2010), Maoists renew warning against Koshi High-dam (nn 10/06/2010), Maoists intensify anti-Koshi High Dam campaign, by Somnath Bastola (ht 13/06/2010), Maoists to float hydel policy (kp 13/06/2010), Saptakoshi dam sails against Maoist wind (kp 14/06/2010)

Govt move kicks entrepreneurs in the teeth, by Pragati Shahi (kp 07/06/2010)

Call to let Koshi work continue (kp 07/06/2010), Maoist spanner another jolt for Koshi high dam (ht 07/06/2010), Koshi project rolls with punches (kp 08/06/2010)

Power cut woes ease up in Sunsari (kp 06/06/2010)

HPL celebrates 10th year of Khimiti 1 (nn 04/06/2010)

Raghughat hydel project delayed (ht 30/05/2010)

Jindal to survey Chainpur Seti hydel project, by Pragati Shahi (kp 29/05/2010)

Rains bring load-shedding respite (kp 28/05/2010), Load shedding hours reduced to six hours a day (nn 29/05/2010)

Solar energy to power Singha Durbar, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 27/05/2010)

Rural Electrification (rn 27/05/2010)

Hydropower firms must float shares for locals (ht 25/05/2010)

Micro hydropower lifeline for villages soon (kp 24/05/2010)

Blow to Upper Marsyangdi, by Prem Kumari Ghale (kp 20/05/2010), No light at end of Marsyangdi II tunnel: Maoist obstruction continues to stall work at 600-MW project, by Ramji Rana (ht 20/05/2010)

Micro hydropower sees light of day in Rolpa (nn 18/05/2010)

Construction works stalled (rn 14/05/2010)

NEA may face ‘bankruptcy’ (kp 13/05/2010)

Hydropower in national development: Crucial role to play, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 12/05/2010)

Tamakoshi brings job hope to Dolakhalis, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 10/05/2010)

Kulekhani works resume (rn 10/05/2010)

Hydel plants done (kp 08/05/2010)

Strike brings respite from power outage (kp 04/05/2010), Maoist stir curtails load-shedding hrs (nn 07/05/2010)

Water decreasing in Kulekhani (ht 02/05/2010)

100-kw hydel project in Lukla (kp 02/05/2010)

Two hydropower projects to be constructed in Myagdi (rn 01/05/2010)

Foul play in Upper Tamakoshi (kp 30/04/2010)

Fund squeeze hits hydropower projects, by Pragati Shahi (kp 25/04/2010)

NEA governance a mess (kp 23/04/2010)

Outage woes to ease in East (kp 21/04/2010)

Micro-hydro centre’s born (kp 20/04/2010)

Load shedding debacle: A case of poor governance, by Ajit N.S. Thapa (ht 20/04/2010)

Private sector planning to generate 100 MW of alternative energy: Joshi (rn 20/04/2010)

HPL rural electrification improves lives in Khimti (kp 20/04/2010)

Hydel plants left high and dry (kp 17/04/2010)

Solar dreams: The Light to Humla campaign is changing the lives of people in the remote district, by Narendra Raule (kp 14/04/2010)

Plan to mitigate electricity crisis (kp 17/04/2010)

Energy trade: Potential for regional energy security, by Kamal Raj Dhungel (ht 15/04/2010)

Govt to support power promoters (rn 14/04/2010)

Hydro licences may be scrapped (ht 14/04/2010)

Rising mercury lowers power cuts (kp 12/04/2010)

All VDCs in hilly districts to construct micro hydel: Govt (kp 06/04/2010)

Criteria set for hydro investment (kp 05/04/2010)

Helpless MoLD bears load-shedding brunt (ht 30/03/2010)

Power cut hours down: No nighttime outage for now (kp 28/03/2010)

NEA wont toe natural power hours, by Ramewsh Prasad Bhushal (ht 28/03/2010)

NEA reeling under fund crisis (kp 27/03/2010)

Norways envoy hands over mini hydel project to Khimti locals (ht 25/03/2010), Himal Power hands over Khimti project (kp 25/03/2010), Hydropower ownership transfer benefits Khimti locals (rn 26/03/2010)

Hydro companies picked for 6 projects (kp 24/03/2010)

Marsyangdi - 2 Project axe 100 staff (rn 23/03/2010)

Where the wind blows: Necessity is forcing Nepalis to take a fresh look at wind energy, by Smriti Mallapaty (nt 19/03/2010)

Nepals total hydropower potential: Update requirement, by Raghunath Jha (ht 17/03/2010)

Light brings smiles to locals (rn 17/03/2010)

Overcoming The Energy Crisis, by Laxman Datt Pant (rn 16/03/2010)

Rural areas in dark despite sub-stations, by Pragati Shahi (kp 16/03/2010)

‘Nation heading ahead to solve energy crisis’ (rn 16/03/2010) [??], Mahats tall claims fall flat at NEA, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 16/03/2010)

Darkhola powerhouse reopens  (rn 13/03/2010)

NEA raises 'load-shedding' hrs to 12, also plans to raise electricity tariff by 30 pc (nn 12/03/2010), Half-a-day outage now (kp 13/03/2010)

Electrical shocks: Regional non-cooperation leaves clean energy untapped while dirty power plants are built, by Navin Singh Khadka (kp 12/03/2010)

Industrialist ready to invest in thermal plant, by Bed Raj Poudel (kp 09/03/2010)

Power crisis continues to loom large, by Pragati Shahi (kp 08/03/2010)

Fuel, Power From Agricultural Wastages, by G.K. Pakavath (rn 08/03/2010)

Use of solar thermal energy stressed (rn 07/03/2010)

Minister’s move riles project staff: Upper tamakoshi row, by Rajendra Manandhar (kp 06/03/2010)

Mass lay-off puts West Seti in jeopardy, by Shivaraj Bhatta (ht 05/03/2010), West Seti hydro project in limbo (ht 06/03/2010), WSH officers oppose abrupt suspension of the project (nn 09/03/2010)

Nepal's hydel potential pegged at 53,000 MW, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 04/03/2010)

Govt mulling 20 year electricity plan, not a quick fix, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 04/03/2010)

Upper Trishuli project to begin in 3 months, by Pragati Shahi (kp 02/03/2010)

Chilime authority to build two more projects, by Pragati Shahi (kp 01/03/2010)

Surkhet villages in darkness as hydro power remains shut for five years (nn 28/02/2010)

West Seti Hydro suspends operation (nn 27/02/2010)

No backtrack on Upper Karnali: ‘GMR awarded with consensus of all parties’ (kp 26/02/2010), Maoists want House to intervene (ht 26/02/2010)

Pain Of Losing West Seti, by Sudheer Raj Sharma Dhakal (rn 26/02/2010)

Nepal’s Hydrocracy!, by Dipak Gyawali (tg 24/02/2010)

Govt seeks WB funding for Upper Arun project, by Pragati Shahi (kp 22/02/2010), WB rolls out 4-step hydropower plan (ht 23/02/2010)

Five companies vie for Budhi Gandaki (kp 21/02/2010)

Missing Mahajans and Sahuji Electricity, by Dipak Gyawali (sp 19/02/2010)

Wrong foot forward (ht 19/02/2010)

Govt awards licence to six hydel projects (ht 18/02/2010)

FM Pandey ascribes power cuts to private sector (nn 18/02/2010)

Germany pledges 9.5m euros for solar system (kp 17/02/2010)

Transmission project: WB ready to support (kp 17/02/2010)

Maoists stop work at another Indian venture in Nepal (Irish Sun 16/02/2010), Maoists target another Indian hydro-power project in Nepal (Hindustan Times 16/02/2010), Maoists block Marsyangdi (kp 17/02/2010), Maoists shut Upper Marsyangdi project, by Ramji Rana (ht 17/02/2010), Maoists halt work: Govt to deploy security forces (kp 18/02/2010), India concerned about Upper Marsyangdi row, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (kp 18/02/2010)

Delink Mid Marsyangdi from NEA: PAC, by Arjun Bhandari (ht 15/02/2010)

Light at end of Karnali tunnel, by Motilal Poudel (kp 15/02/2010)

Maoists hell bent on stalling Upper Karnali (ht 13/02/2010)

Hydropower politics: Should India be cautious for the future?, by Birendra P. Mishra (ht 11/02/2010)

Import of power inverters banned (kp 11/02/2010)

Gham Power to ease load-shedding (ht 10/02/2010)

Water level in Kulekhani dips, by Bhanubhakta Acharya (ht 10/02/2010)

No bagpiper (ht 08/02/2010)

Whose bright idea? Lighting up the NTC building all night amid crippling load-shedding was mocking, by Shyam K.C. (kp 08/02/2010)

Maoists threaten to shut hydroelectricity projects (nn 06/02/2010) [This will be a great help for the suffering people of Nepal!!], Maoists threaten to shut hydroelectricity projects (ht 06/02/2010)

Ministry falls victim to load shedding, by Bishnu Prasad Aryal (ht 06/02/2010)

Nepal’s Water and Energy Commission still searching for its soul, by Ajaya Dixit (sp 05/02/2010)

Power cut to stay till 2015: Energy Minister, by Ramesh Prasad Bhushal (ht 04/02/2010)

Electricity tariff to go up soon (nn 03/02/2010)

Power-cuts not to exceed 12 hours a day (ht 02/02/2010)

FM Pandey urges for more investment into hydro sector (nn 01/02/2010)

Load shedding hits poultry farming (kp 28/01/2010)

NEA increases load shedding to 11 hours a day (nn 27/01/2010), Power outage increased to 11 hours daily (rn 28/01/2010), Power cut hours go up (ht 28/01/2010)

Biggest power project district in darkness (ht 27/01/2010)

Businesspersons, politicians in Surkhet condemn Maoist threat to stop Upper Karnali (nn 27/01/2010), Maoist move against GMR condemned (ht 27/01/2010), Maoist U-turn may bode ill for Upper Karnali: Mahat (kp 28/01/2010), GMR to talk with stake-holders, continues work in Upper Karnali (nn 28/01/2010), GMR bags security pledge, by Pragati Shahi (kp 29/01/2010), Upper Karnali Hydropower Project: GMR factor could hit Nepal (kp 31/01/2010), Mahat criticises protest against Upper Karnali (kp 01/02/2010), Maoists urged to let Upper Karnali project run, by Prakash Acharya (ht 02/02/2010)

Micro hydro plants light up rural Khotang, by Dilip Khatri (ht 26/01/2010)

Nepal to import 30 MW from India (nn 24/01/2010)

Bio-gas becomes popular in Kailali (kp 24/01/2010)

Transmission line in offing (kp 22/01/2010)

Donor’s threat to grind biogas funding to halt (kp 21/01/2010)

CIT to invest 2 billion in Upper Tamakoshi (nn 17/01/2010)

Solar power to over one million people (rn 16/01/2010), Energy project set rolling after three year break, by Pragati Shahi (kp 17/01/2010)

Rural electrification in limbo sans budget (ht 15/01/2010)

Loadsheding for nine hours a day from next week (nn 13/01/2010), Loadshedding up (ht 14/01/2010), Power outage hrs up (kp 17/01/2010)

FNCCI-CEDB sign MoU on hydropower projects (ht 09/01/2010), Deal pledges 200MW in four years, by Pragati Shahi (kp 09/01/2010)

DoED silence delays hydel constructions, by Pragati Shahi (kp 07/01/2010)

Govt proposes Bills to better energy sector (ht 05/01/2010)

Govt conservation efforts mar power generation, by Pragati Shahi (kp 03/01/2010)

Ministry of Energy (MoEn)

Department of Electricity Development (DoED)

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)

Load Shedding Schedule (in Nepali)