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Articles tagged with #transmission lines
Missing pieces of the hydropower jigsaw
Hydroelectricity supply will soon catch up with demand, and focus is shifting to reservoirs to store energy and regulate water
MCC risks split in Nepal’s ruling coalition
A much-delayed half-billion dollar US government project to upgrade Nepal’s infrastructure threatens to split Nepal’s governing coalition,…
The cost of no MCC
Photo: BIKRAM RAI/ NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVESNepal could lose Rs142 billion a year in wasted surplus energy if the Millennium Challenge Corporation…
MCC ball in Nepal’s court
“Countries knock at our doors all the time for capital, as it is getting harder and harder to obtain development funds. We are holding $500…
MCC row rocks Nepal’s ruling coalition
Vice president of US Mellennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Fatema Z Sumar arrives in Kathmandu on Thursday.Fatema Z Sumar, vice president of…
MCC: damned if we do, damned if we don’t
Youth staged a demonstration protesting the US-funded Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) in Kathmandu on Tuesday. Photo: AMIT MACHAMASIFor…
Power politics delays MCC in Nepal
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRINepal's prolonged political deadlock has not just affected the country’s response to Covid-19, it has also delayed…
Power politics delays MCC in Nepal
Illustration: DIWAKAR CHHETRINepal's prolonged political deadlock has not just affected the country’s response to Covid-19, it has also delayed…
Power cuts are back in Nepal
A combination of low river flow, high winter power demand and old-fashioned mismanagement have meant that Nepalis are once more suffering from…
MCC row damages Nepal's credibility
Illustration: BHANU BHATTARAIIt is the biggest amount granted to Nepal for a specific project by a bilateral development partner. But the…