On the occasion of 5 decades of cooperation between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Nepal in the development of Nepal's energy sector, a week-long photo exhibition has started at the Nepal Art Council, Babarmahal.
Minister of State for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Purna Bahadur Tamang, Energy Secretary Suresh Acharya, Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising, Director of ADB Nepal Arnaud Koswa, Deputy Chief of Mission of Norwegian Embassy Christine Hague Storholt jointly inaugurated the exhibition. The photo exhibition will be held from Tuesday till December 24 in collaboration with Photo Journalist Club, Nepal. In the
photo exhibition, in collaboration with ADB, the development work done in Nepal's energy sector over the past 50 years has been presented visually, according to the organizer. "A lot of positive things have happened. Thank you for the support provided by ADB in the development of Nepal's energy sector," said Minister of State for Energy Tamang.
Director of ADB Nepal Koswa said that in cooperation with the Nepalese government, he will continue to support energy production, transmission and distribution lines and strengthening in Nepal.
Similarly, Ghising, the executive director of the authority, said that with the help of ADB, large hydropower projects with reservoirs are being built in Nepal. He said that he is hopeful that ADB's support will continue in the future. The photo exhibition is divided into 4 parts namely Production, Broadcasting, Distribution and 'Beyond the Meter'.
In energy production, with the help of ADB, Khimti Hydropower with a capacity of 60 MW and Kaligandaki 'A' hydropower project with a capacity of more than 100 MW has been constructed from the private sector.
Nepal is currently building reservoir projects, ADB has said that it is providing financial and technical support to Tanahun Hydropower with a capacity of 140 MW. According to ADB, investing in transmission lines will help reduce losses, grid electrification and international electricity trade.
