Enhancing Federal Nepal’s Economy: Hydropower

Er. Gyanendra Lal PradhanHydro Solutions – Executive Chairman

Confederation of Nepalese Industries(CNI) - National Council Member

Kathmandu University - Senator

IPPAN - Advisor

Hydropower for Provincial Development • ONE large project of ~500 MW in every province

• 500MW ( ~2500Gwh ) project to adds 1% GDP

growth to Nepalese economy

• Each prov. to earn Rs. 30 bil. gross income annually.

• 5.4 Million - kitchens in Nepal. 1 KW electricity Consumption per Family : 3,000 MW possible to replace present gas import of about 50 Billion NRs. Ready Domestic market for 3000 MW.

• More domestic generation to replace NRs25 Billion

import of electricity from India.

• Kathmandu-Birjung Railway to replace 20,000

Trucks and Buses : Save over 100 B NRs worth of

Fuel and logistic cost. Consume more within Nepal

Electricity for industrial development to reduce

imports of big billion. Contd……..

9685MW 17799MW

16578MW

12127MW

3638MW

341MW

22820MW

Total Potential : 83,000MW?

Identified Few Provincial Projects

Finance and Planning Scheme

• Project development : Jointly by the Provincial & Central Government.

• Licenses : Approvals & Clearances : Cabinet decision within a Year.

• Finance : Long term soft loan ~ 2.5 Billion USD for each project.

• Funding Agencies : World Bank, ADB, AIIB, India Exim Bank, China Exim Bank,

JICA japan ; For each Project

• Expected Result: Import to reduce by NRs. 200 BIllion, new employment to

be generated, Central and Provincial Government relation to improve,

Provincial Government to have 20 Billion NRs a year for development.

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