Activities
The Technical Assistance Programme between the Nepali institutions and the Norwegian institutions, the Norwegian Water Resources and Energy Directorate (NVE), the Norwegian Energy Regulatory Authority (RME) and Statnett (the Norwegian transmission and system operator) is based on the findings of the Scoping Report for Energy for Development in Nepal June 2023 and further discussions and workshops in 2024 between MoEWRI, DoED, DHM, NEA, NVE and Statnett, both in Norway and Nepal.
Each Cooperation Area have their own defined outcome and outputs with a set of indicators and baseline to measure progress and results.
The Programme will be organised through the following agreements:
- Programme document Energy for Development Nepal, concurred by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal
- Framework Agreements between Norad and the Norwegian institutions (NVE, Statnett)
- Implementation Agreement between Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI) and the Norwegian Water Courses and Energy Directorate (NVE), as well as the other implementing agencies (DoED, DWRI, DHM, NEA, ERC and WECS).
Status as of October 2025
In March the programme documents were submitted to the Nepali institutions for review.
In July, the Ministry of Finance of the Government of Nepal granted us consent to begin the Implementation phase of Energy for Development Nepal. Accordingly, we would like to proceed with the signing of the Implementation Agreements to initiate the first working sessions.
However, we are currently awaiting authorisation from MoEWRI regarding the designated representatives from the relevant departments. A signing event is being planned in November in Nepal.