Published on: Jun 21, 2020
Following the first installation of a hydropower plant in Nepal in Pharping almost 150 years ago, Nepal’s energy sector has been following two model hydropower and diesel plants to generate the electricity. Delayed in implementation for years due to several reasons, the World Bank-funded project started after the initiative taken by Kul Man Ghising, managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority. As the project had waited to come into operation in the scheduled time due to various obstructions, it has set a new record in mixing solar energy with Nepal’s hydro-dominated grid system. With the completion of the first unit of the plant in the lockdown, connecting the solar electricity to the national grid, MD Ghising has made another breakthrough in Nepal’s grid distribution system
By Keshab Poudel | Jun 23, 2020