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Publisert 08.07.2020 , sist oppdatert 19.05.2025

Nepal: Energy for Development - Technical Assistance, Implementation Phase I 2025 – 2029

The purpose of the programme is through a set of cooperation areas to strengthen the regulatory framework and capacity of Nepali institutions to license, impact assess, monitor and manage the renewable energy sector, as well as manage climate change, water availability and biodiversity.

Financial donor: The Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (Norad) / Energy for development

  • Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (MoEWRI)
  • Department of Electricity Development (DoED)
  • Department Water Resources and Irrigation (DWRI)
  • Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM)
  • Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA)
  • Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS)
  • Electricity Regulatory Authority (ERC)

Contract value / Duration: NOK ~90 mill. / 5 years

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.

Licensing and monitoring

         Licensing

         Monitoring of license conditions

         Dam and waterway safety

 Hydrology

         Hydrological data and early warning systems

         Monitoring systems

Electricity sector management

         System operation (Statnett)

         Operational IT security in electricity system (Statnett)

         Power trade (Statnett and RME)

Water availability and climate adaption

         Water availability

         Climate adaption

 Capacity building

         Long-term training incl. scholarships

         Short-term training

NVE Support and administration

         NVE Support and administration

         Resident advisor and local assistant

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 May 2025

In March, the programme documents were submitted to the Nepali institutions for review. Presently, we are awaiting the programme documents to be accepted by the Ministry of Finance, Government of Nepal.