10 hydropower projects granted construction licenses in first quarter of current FY
Summary
The Department of Electricity Development has granted construction licenses to 10 hydropower projects in Nepal with a total capacity of 241.50 MW in the first quarter of the fiscal year.
Key Points
- The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) granted construction licenses to 10 hydropower projects totaling 241.50 MW.
- So far, 266 hydropower projects with a total capacity of 10,825 MW have received construction permits across Nepal.
- Specific projects licensed include Lapa Khola, Lower Barun, Myagdi Khola B, Upper Seti-I, among others.
- The department has also granted survey licenses to 185 projects and received construction permit applications from 59 projects totaling 10,532 MW.
