Nepal has relied on hydropower for decades, but the country’s energy planners have started treating solar as a necessary complement rather than an afterthought. Hydropower generation in Nepal is seasonal, with output falling sharply in the dry winter months just as demand peaks, while solar irradiation is comparatively steady and can plug the gap. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has responded with a series of competitive solar bidding rounds over the past three years, including an 800 MW tender that eventually drew commitments for 960 MW across 63 developers.
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Nepal has relied on hydropower for decades, but the country’s energy planners have started treating solar as a necessary complement rather than an afterthought. Hydropower generation in Nepal is seasonal, with output falling sharply in the dry winter months just as demand peaks, while solar irradiation is comparatively steady and can plug the gap. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has responded with a series of competitive solar bidding rounds over the past three years, including an 800 MW tender that eventually drew commitments for 960 MW across 63 developers.
On paper, the pipeline looks healthy. In practice, developers, lenders and investors active in Nepal’s solar sector are contending with a set of legal and regulatory frictions that are not always visible from the headline auction numbers. This briefing sets out four categories of issues we see recurring in transactions and advisory mandates involving Nepali solar projects, followed by a broader checklist of legal due
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