Association of Independent Power Producers, Nepal (IPPAN) will celebrate its silver jubilee with a special programme. In a press conference in Kathmandu on Thursday, IPPAN informed that the 25th anniversary of its establishment will be celebrated with a special program on January 4.

Ippan President Ganesh Karki said that Ippan has formed various committees to celebrate "Ippan Silver Jubilee, 2081" with the slogan "Leading the Energy Prosperity".

In terms of investment, the largest private sector in Nepal and more than 500 energy producing companies are members of the umbrella organization of energy entrepreneurs Ippan, specially commemorating this 25-year journey of Ippan, with a special program to present the achievements and progress made during this period, Karki said. . 

IPPAN, which was established on January 4, 2057, dedicated 25 years to Nepal's energy development, not only freeing the country from load shedding, but also contributing to making the country a net electricity exporter, said Mohan Kumar Dangi, Senior Vice President of IPPAN.

Dangi informed that the silver jubilee ceremony to be inaugurated by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli at Hotel Marriot in Kathmandu on January 4th will be attended by Finance Minister, Energy Minister, former Energy Ministers and other special persons.

three technical sessions, various sports competitions will be organized

in the presence of special personalities, Ippan has informed that there will be three technical sessions on the Silver Jubilee. Opportunities and challenges of the energy sector with the participation of representatives of the concerned bodies including the government of Nepal, economic and social change through energy with the participation of policy makers including former energy minister, former finance minister, former minister and subject experts  There will be a panel discussion on the topic and the upcoming journey of the energy sector with the participation of government, private sector and experts.

In these sessions, energy problems from local to federal, challenges, opportunities, upcoming road map of the energy sector, energy policies, and the contribution made by energy projects to the social and economic sector will be discussed, said Balram Khatiwada, General Secretary of IPPAN.

Similarly, on the eve of the Silver Jubilee, Futsal and Badminton competitions, blood donation programs, EV rallies, essay writing competitions, short documentary making competitions and photo competitions will be organized. The winner, runner-up and third place teams of

Futsal and Badminton competitions will be awarded Rs 30,000, 20,000 and 10,000 respectively. Khatiwada informed that the team registration has been opened and the competition will be held on January 26 and 27.

Similarly, essays have been requested for the essay writing competition and the best 10 essays received by January 15th will be presented on January 20th and the first, second and third place in the presentation will receive 50,000, 25,000 and 15,000 rupees respectively&nbsp ;

Similarly, in the short documentary and photo contest, the first, second and third person/company will be awarded 30,000, 20,000 and 10,000 rupees respectively. Ippan has informed that proposals have been invited for this and photos and videos should be sent by 15th of January. PJ Club is the co-organizer of the photo video competition. According to IPPAN, the winner/runner-up of all competitions will be selected through a judging committee with subject matter experts. In other events on the eve of

, blood donation will be held on January 2nd and EV rally will be held on January 3rd.

When the country's total installed capacity is about 3300 MW, only 2600 MW is produced with the participation of the private sector, i.e. about 80 percent of the total installed capacity. In addition, about 4100 MW of projects are under construction and 4300 MW of projects are under financial management after completing Power Purchase Agreement (PPA). are waiting . 

Similarly, projects of 12,500 MW capacity are awaiting PPA, while projects of the same capacity are in various stages of study. More than 15 billion rupees have been invested under the leadership of the private sector in various stages of these projects from study to construction, and they are also making a significant contribution to the economy by paying annual royalties of billion rupees to the government.