A new chapter in India-Nepal trade relations is on the horizon as the proposed Dodhara Chandani dry port in Nepal’s far-western region promises to revolutionise cross-border connectivity. With the Indian public sector undertaking RITES issuing a tender earlier this month for the Rs 2.54-billion project, work on it is expected to start as early as...
The Karnali Chisapani Hydropower Project is South Asia’s largest hydropower initiative. It has been in development in Nepal for nearly six decades. The 10,800-megawatt project could revolutionize Nepal’s energy exports. It also promises to boost foreign investment and transform irrigation sectors. Despite its transformative potential, the project remains unrealized. It remains unclear whether Nepal will...
In recent years, green hydrogen has gained significant attention in Nepali energy discourse, emerging as a symbol of new ambition and opportunity. For Nepal, sitting on abundant water resources and with its often cited but largely untapped hydropower potential of 80 GW, the idea of channeling anticipated surplus electricity into generating green hydrogen fuel in...
Experts have stressed for the government’s diplomatic initiative to take the maximum benefit from China’s Belt and Road Initiative. They made such remarks during a provincial seminar on the topic, “China’s Role in Nepal’s Infrastructural Development” organised in Biratnagar, Morang, on Friday by the Centre for Social Innovation and Foreign Policy (CESIF), a not-for-profit research...
Nepal and India have reached a new deal on construction, upgrade and investment modalities for five transmission lines at a time when 11,000 megawatts of energy from various hydro projects is in pipeline. The 12th meeting of Joint Working Group on Power Sector Cooperation concluded in New Delhi on Wednesday finalised the investment modalities of...
A third country in South Asia has a Chinese-built airport. As Pakistan rejoices in its largest international airport, built by its all-weather ally China, the question remains if it can evade the fate that Chinese-funded and built airports in Nepal and Sri Lanka met. Mattala Rajapaksa International Airport (MRIA) in Sri Lanka was opened in...
China has approved the construction of what will be the world’s largest hydropower dam, stoking concerns about displacement of communities in Tibet and environmental impacts downstream in India and Bangladesh. The dam, which will be located in the lower reaches of the Yarlung Tsangpo river, could generate three times more energy than the Three Gorges...
विश्व परिदृश्यमा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नदीहरू द्वन्द्वको स्रोत र सहकार्यको प्रेरणा दुवै रूपमा रहँदै आएका छन्। ताजा पानीको विकल्प नहुनु र समयक्रमसँगै स्रोतमा कमी हुँदै जानु यसको मूल कारण हो। क्षेत्रीय रूपमा अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नदीको जलस्रोत उपयोगिता र सहकार्यलाई लिएर द्विपक्षीय वा बहुपक्षीय रूपमा देशहरूबीच द्वन्द्व र विवाद सिर्जना भएका छन्। अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय नदीको उपयोगिता र सहकार्यलाई लिएर दक्षिण...
Just as Nepal prepares to showcase business opportunities at the Nepal Investment Summit 2024 this week, the government seems to be doing its utmost to dissuade international stakeholders. A combination of red tape, corruption and geopolitics is sending the wrong message at the wrong time to potential investors, industry sources say. Several Chinese companies that...