Nepal, Bangladesh want dedicated grid. Will India comply?
Nepal and Bangladesh have never traded electricity. But the two countries are now negotiating tariffs for the export of 40MW of power from Nepal to Bangladesh via India’s…
Prithvi Man Shrestha
With no post-quake assessment, Jajarkot victims risk neglect
Nearly four months since the quake in Jajarkot, officials said works related to providing relief, rehabilitation of quake-affected people and building temporary shelters are being…
Nepal’s urban poverty is on the rise, while rural poverty keeps falling
Urbanisation is a global phenomenon and the proportion of urban population living in the slums worldwide is on the rise. They live without access to adequate shelter, clean water,…
Nepal proposes tariff for electricity export to Bangladesh
Two countries have already agreed in principle for the export of 40MW of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh. With Indian territory lying between Nepal and Bangladesh, it is…
Bangladesh has market for up to 4,000 MW power from Nepal, envoy says
During a bilateral meeting in May last year, the two countries had agreed to make efforts to start exporting power to Bangladesh through India’s transmission infrastructure…
Nepal, India agree to study construction of new high-capacity cross-border transmission lines
Such an agreement between the two sides was reached at a time when the two countries signed a long-term power trade agreement under which the southern neighbour promised to buy…
Nepal PM downplays growing pessimism, but youth exodus suggests otherwise
The statement came after thousands of youths desperate to go to South Korea for jobs protested at Balkumari in Lalitpur after they were denied a chance to apply for the Korean…
Irregularities in Sudarshan and Sahara cooperatives sign of a wider problem
Experts blame weak law enforcement and the government’s reluctance to act against defaulting promoters for enabling the shady operators of saving and credit cooperatives, mostly…
Recent hauls affirm Nepal’s image as a gold smuggling hub
Police have long faced questions over the prosecution of only those who act as carriers of smuggled gold while sparing those who are directing the smuggling and those who give…
EV infrastructure and Nepal’s state policy: Cart before the horse
Nepal still lacks a plan for how and where to set up charging stations, and developments in the EV industry have outpaced government policy.