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This is an archive article published on January 27, 2025
Nepal top court blocks opening of 267 power plants, companies protest
The government had promulgated ordinances late in 2023 on the eve of an investment summit allowing investment in hydro projects within, and passing through conservation areas.
EPPAN said nearly 24 per cent of Nepal’s total geography — covering over 34,425 sq km-is designated as a protected and conservation area (Express Archives)
Nepal’s private sector which has made huge investments over the past few years in Hydro power sector is up in arms in protest against a recent verdict of the Supreme Court that blocks the execution of around 267 power plants on various phases of construction.
EPPAN, an association of independent power producers, today protested with the government asking it to pave the way for smooth execution of the projects falling in conservation and protected areas.
EPPAN said if the court’s January 15 verdict is executed, it will hamper production of a total of 19,736 MW, which in turn will incur a loss of a billion rupees to the country that had entered power export agreements with India and Bangladesh.
A full bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Prakash Singh Raut had instructed that execution of the projects falling partly or fully in the conservation and national park area be stalled.
The government had promulgated ordinances late in 2023 on the eve of an investment summit allowing investment in hydro projects within, and passing through conservation areas.
EPPAN said nearly 24 per cent of Nepal’s total geography — covering over 34,425 sq km-is designated as a protected and conservation area.
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