Kathmandu. The government has released the ‘Energy Consumption Enhancement and Export Strategy, 2083’ with a target of generating a total of 24,500 MW of electricity by the fiscal year 2092/93 with the investment of the government, public and private sector. The strategy includes the projects that have been proposed, studied, under construction and ready to go for construction.

In addition to reservoir and semi-reservoir projects, solar power projects have also been included in the strategy. The strategy aims to complete the construction of the much-talked-about Budhigandaki Reservoir Project by 2081 BS. The project with a total capacity of 1,200 MW is being prepared. The government has given priority to the investment structure but has not yet been implemented.

The action plan included in the strategy states that the Raghuganga Hydropower Project will be completed in the near future. The project with a total capacity of 40 MW is in the final stage of construction. Similarly, the 140 MW Tanahun Hydropower Project will be completed by the fiscal year 2085/86.

According to the strategy, the 42 MW Upper Modi A, the 18.2 MW Upper Modi and the 37 MW Upper Trishuli 3B are expected to be completed. The Dudhkoshi reservoir project is expected to be completed by 2091 BS. The project has a capacity of 670 MW.

The 1,061 MW Upper Arun and 417 MW Nalgad hydropower projects will be completed within the same year. Likewise, the 490 MW Arun IV and 439 MW Betan Karnali Hydropower Project will be completed by 2090 BS.

Similarly, the government has set a target to complete the 210 MW Chainpur Seti project by 2087 BS. Special priority has also been given to the 99 MW Tamakoshi Fifth Hydropower Project, 281 MW Naumure and 828 MW Uttarganga Hydropower Project. The Uttarganga Hydropower Project is targeted to be completed by 2092 BS.

The solar projects with a capacity of 1,000 MW to be promoted by the Nepal Electricity Authority will be completed by 2085 BS. The solar projects to be invested and produced by the private sector promoters have been selected on the basis of competition. Solar projects have been proposed for the implementation of the concept of energy mixing.

Similarly, projects with a capacity of 3,500 MW to be promoted by government companies, NEA and other subsidiaries will also be completed by 2092 BS. Solar and export-oriented projects promoted by the Independent Power Producers’ Association of Nepal (IPPAN) will also be completed by the same year. The capacity of these projects is equivalent to 14,000 MW.

The government has unveiled a strategy with the goal of providing quality electricity to the consumers, expanding business and promoting exports. The strategy aims to construct 14 internal transmission lines and 10 inter-country transmission lines. The underground distribution system will be completed by 2085 BS.

The target is to provide subsidy by expanding electric stoves at the household level, to electrify the transport sector by expanding charging stations across the country, and to convert coal boilers into electric boilers. With the aim of modernizing the agricultural sector, electricity tariff will be subsidized and converted into 100 percent electric irrigation pumps. The government plans to fix special electricity tariff for the operation of energy-intensive industries, including the establishment of chemical fertilizers and data centers.