Constraints of energy production

According to the forecast of the authority, even if the electricity production exceeds 3000 megawatts by the next rainy season, consumption will not be more than 2000 megawatts. In such a situation, there is no option to trade electricity with India through strong diplomacy.

फाल्गुन ७, २०८०गणेश कार्की

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Around the year 2054/055, when giving the license to the private sector for production, the officials of the government bodies directly said that the private sector will build only one or two megawatts. In the Nepal Electricity Authority, it was said that they can only give up to 10 percent to the central grid.

But after the opening of Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) in 2055, the private sector made such a leap in production that almost 70 percent of the total connected capacity is owned by the private sector. The statement at that time that the private sector cannot produce hydropower has not only changed now, the private sector has been able to produce up to five hundred megawatts. Not only this, now the Nepal Electricity Authority has stopped building hydropower projects. The agency that provides

services is now building projects on a company model. The authority itself has changed and focused on commercial hydropower generation. Most of the hydropower projects constructed by the authority have been carried out on the company model. The process has been advanced to build even large-scale reservoir projects on the company model. This is an achievement after the private sector took a leap in hydropower production.

Currently, out of the total connected generation capacity of 2900 MW, about 2300 MW production capacity is in the private sector only. 91 hydropower projects built by the private sector have been listed in NEPSE. Electricity generation has already started from 171 projects including solar. About 80 percent of the 3,400 megawatt projects under construction are in the private sector. Very few are government. About 20,000 megawatts worth of projects that have reached the construction stage after applying for survey, production and production are in the private sector.

The private sector is now engaged in the mission of enlightening the country and achieving economic prosperity through capital accumulation within the country with responsibility and responsibilities. During the 2057 years of commercial production by the private sector, the production of government agencies was only 276 MW. However, in the year 1968 (year 1911) in Nepal, a 500 kilowatt Farping small hydropower project (Chandrajyoti) was built. The entry of the private sector has taken a leap forward in the journey of energy development, which began with a project built only 29 years after the world's first commercial production.

Behind this is the Electricity Act, 2049 brought by the then government, especially to enter the private sector. Among the development infrastructure, hydroelectric power is also the most promising sector. Until a decade ago, Nepal had to import electricity in both rains and winters, now it has to import only in winters. In rainy season, Nepal is exporting up to 600 megawatts of electricity. Only last December, Nepal and India signed a long-term agreement to trade 10,000 megawatts of electricity for ten years. The agreement has increased the possibility of foreign investment from countries including India in Nepal's energy sector. This process has already progressed with the decision of Bangladesh to buy 40 megawatts of electricity from Nepal. By the year 2070, India has made a commitment to the world for zero emissions, and around 80 percent of 'dirty energy' is being used as an energy source. India has no choice but to purchase hydropower from Nepal to fulfill this commitment and reduce dirty energy. Nepal also has no other option but to sell electricity in the Indian market.

India is also becoming positive for Nepal's electricity purchase. Sources of the Electricity Authority are saying that electricity equivalent to about 5 billion was wasted due to the failure to sell electricity in the last monsoon, while the Authority's forecast shows that even if the electricity production exceeds 3,000 megawatts by the next monsoon, the consumption cannot exceed 2,000 megawatts. In such a situation, there is no option but to trade electricity with India through strong diplomacy. In India, if electricity cannot be sold during rains, a situation has been created where more than 20 billion will be lost. It is sure to contribute to balance the amount of imports made by Nepal in winter.

Production targets and private sector questions

The government announced the target of producing 10,000 megawatts within 10 years in 2072 and 15,000 megawatts within 10 years in 2075. In the year 2072, a 99-point action plan was also issued during the energy crisis. Because of this, a lot of work has been done for the development of the energy sector. Currently, the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation has prepared a roadmap for energy production with 15,000 export and 13,500 megawatt domestic consumption within the year 2035. Not only this, a study by the Water and Energy Commission has shown that Nepal has a total production capacity of 120,689 MW, including 48,145 MW reservoir-based projects and 72,544 MW river-based projects. Various studies have shown that the design based on Q40 will generate about two million megawatts of electricity in Nepal even if only Q25 is brought.

It should not be too late for the government, political parties, staff, private sector and local beneficiaries to stand together in this campaign to enrich the country. It is also possible with everyone's joint efforts, but now everyone should stand together to solve the problems seen in the construction of energy projects. There is no choice but to look at energy development in a narrow way, but look at the broad benefits that Nepal will get from it.

Currently there are complicated procedures of government agencies as an obstacle to hydropower development. For the construction of the project, there are problems ranging from the permission to be obtained from the forest to explosives. Even now, for the construction of an energy project, 14 ministries, more than 40 departments and more than 200 tables have to be reached. Although the Electricity Development Department has not stopped issuing permits, the Nepal Electricity Authority is only making limited power purchase agreements (PPAs). In such a situation, as many problems are seen now, those problems should be solved. It is true that the government has started reforming some laws aimed at the upcoming investment conference, but looking at the provisions to be reformed, there are more policy issues.

प्रकाशित : फाल्गुन ७, २०८० ११:५७

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