Total installed capacity reached 3157 MW: Authority

The authority said that 2,300 megawatts have been added in the last eight years alone. Ghising said that 1706 megawatts have been added in the last 3 years. "Hydropower accounts for 95% of the installed capacity, ie 2991 megawatts," Ghising said, "Thermal energy is 53 megawatts, solar energy is 107 megawatts, and biomass energy is 6 megawatts." According to the authority, the power purchase agreement (PPA) with existing private sector power projects has been opened and separate rates have been set for reservoir, peaking run of river, run of the river and solar energy. Recently, Ghising also said that the attraction of domestic and foreign investors in Nepal's hydropower has increased.

"Eight years ago, only 2800 MW power purchase agreement was signed, due to the policy taken to encourage private sector projects, now more than 10,300 MW power purchase agreement has been signed," said Ghisingh .

In 2028/29, Nepal's connected capacity is expected to reach nearly 10,000 megawatts. "To meet that goal, about 7,000 megawatt projects are in various stages of construction, and another 10,000 megawatt projects are in the process of power purchase agreement," Ghising said, "Prioritizing solar power generation, the authority has invited bids for an additional 800 megawatt solar power plant .'

The authority which has been increasing its income recently has increased its investment not only in transmission lines but also in electricity generation. Projects of 140 MW Tanahun Reservoir, 40 MW Rahughat and 37 MW Upper Trishuli 3B, Rollwalling 20 MW projects are under construction through the authority's subsidiary company.

The 270 megawatt projects under construction under the leadership of Chilime, a subsidiary company of the authority, are in the final stages of operation. Chilime Hydropower Company has advanced more hydropower projects of about 300 megawatts.

According to the authority, the construction of 42 MW Upper Modi 'A', 18.2 MW Upper Modi, 210 MW Chainpur Seti, 99 MW Tamakoshi Panchau has started . One thousand 63 megawatt upper Arun and 670 megawatt Dudhkoshi reservoir hydropower projects have reached the stage of construction after financial management.

683 MW Sunkoshi-3 Reservoir Hydropower Project has been advanced to be built with the investment of government bodies of Nepal and Bangladesh, according to the authority. A detailed study process of 10,800 MW Karnali (Chisapani) Multi-Purpose Reservoir Project, which can be developed as a model project in the South Asian region, has been started.

By managing the daily fluctuations between demand and supply to make the system reliable and quality, the authority has informed that further study of some excellent projects has been carried forward by identifying about 42 thousand megawatt pump storage hydropower projects in different parts of the country .