BY THIRA L BHUSALKATHMANDU, Aug 19
The Ministry of Water Resources (MoWR) has issued licenses to 15 different promoters within a period of 16 days recently for survey work for electricity generation projects. Total capacity of the 15 different projects has been estimated to be 185 MWs.
The projects, for which survey licenses have been issued, range from the 100-MW Upper Marsyangdi-I situated in Lamjung district to the 1.5-MW Sawane-A in Baglung district.
The ministry issued a survey license for the 4.61-MW Igdigadh project in Achham district on July 29 and a license for the 100-MW Upper Marsyangdi-I in Lamjung to Multi Model Developers Pvt Ltd on July 30.
The ministry issued a survey license for the 4.61-MW Igdigadh project in Achham district on July 29 and a license for the 100-MW Upper Marsyangdi-I in Lamjung to Multi Model Developers Pvt Ltd on July 30.
The ministry on July 31 issued licenses for four projects to different promoters. It decided to issue licenses for the 5-MW Ankhu Khola-I project in Dhading to Aankhu Jalvidut Co Pvt Ltd, 2.8-MW Lower Khorunga in Tehrathum Jaljale to IDS Energy Pvt Ltd, 1.6-MW Lower Jogmai Khola of Ilam to Yanchen Doma Lama, and 3.8-MW Upper Chingad in Surkhet to Jalvidyut Network Pvt Ltd.
Likewise, the ministry issued survey licenses for seven hydro projects to different promoters on August 12 alone. On that day, the government issued licenses for the 7-MW Badigadh project situated at the border of Gulmi and Baglung districts, 2-MW Nisi Khola project in Baglung, 3.75-MW Sudha Khola project of Lamjung, 1.5-MW Sawane-A project in Baglung, 5-MW Badigadh-A project situated along the border of Baglung and Gulmi districts, 5-MW Phalakhukhola project in Rasuwa, and 3-MW Badigadkolti in Bajura to different independent producers.
Similarly, the ministry on August 13 issued licenses for the 30-MW Upper Madi project in Kaski district to Upper Madi Hydropower Pvt Ltd and 10-MW Trisuli Galchhi project situated along the border of Nuwakot and Dhading districts to Siddakali Power Pvt Ltd.
The government in recent days took decisions only on the applications for projects with capacity below 100-MW. There are 59 pending applications for survey licenses for projects with capacity above 100-MW, according to the Department of Electricity Development (DoED). "The government will take decisions over the applications for projects with capacity above 100-MW in the days to come," Sriranjan Lacoul, director general of DoED, told the Post.
There are 144 applications for projects with capacity above 10-MW. The total capacity of these projects is 5725 MWs.
There are 144 applications for projects with capacity above 10-MW. The total capacity of these projects is 5725 MWs.
Similarly, 285 applications for projects with one to 10-MW capacity are in process. Likewise, there are 263 applications for projects with below one-MW capacity.
The government has refused to renew the licenses of 12 projects including the 101-MW Tamor Mewa in Taplejung and 67.7-MW Kaligandaki Begkhola in Myagdi district, on charge of unsatisfactory progress.
The government has refused to renew the licenses of 12 projects including the 101-MW Tamor Mewa in Taplejung and 67.7-MW Kaligandaki Begkhola in Myagdi district, on charge of unsatisfactory progress.
Meanwhile last fiscal year alone, 24 promoters applied for generation licenses. Of these, three producers were issued generation licenses for Maikhola (2.4-MW), Kulekhani-III (14-MW) and Hewa Khola (2.4-MW), according to Lacoul.
In total, survey licenses have been issued for scores of producers for projects with a cumulative capacity of over 5,000 MWs.
THE KATHMANDU POST
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