Népal

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Nepal’s 800 MW grid-tied solar tender oversubscribed
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has received proposals from 134 companies for a total of 3.6 GW. It says that 259 projects from 127 developers passed the technical bid evaluation and will be considered when financial proposals are opened on Oct. 22.

October 18, 2024 Patrick Jowett

Proposals received for the development of 800 MW of grid-connected solar in Nepal equal more than four times the available capacity under the tender, according to new figures from the NEA.

The state-owned utility ran the tender earlier this year. It said it received proposals from 134 companies in total for a combined 3.6 GW.

The NEA has published a list of the 259 projects from 127 developers that passed the technical bid evaluation, representing a combined 3,492.5 MW. The financial proposals of these bids will be opened on Oct. 22.

The projects chosen for development will enter into power purchase agreements with the NEA for 25 years. Final selection will be dependent on substation and pricing, with the utility setting a price ceiling of NPR 5.94 ($0.04) per unit.

Nepal had 115 MW of installed solar at the end of 2023, according to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/10/18/ ... ubscribed/

[energy_isere]

Nepal allocates 960 MW in PV tender with lowest bid of $0.037/kWh
The Nepalese authorities had originally planned to allocate 800 MW of PV capacity through the procurement exercise. The 64 selected projects range in size from 5 MW to 50 MW.

November 12, 2024 Emiliano Bellini

The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has published the list of the selected projects for the solar energy tender it launched in June.

The authority allocated 960 MW of PV capacity across 64 projects in the procurement exercise, which was originally planned to assign around 800 MW.

The selected projects range in size from 5 MW to 50 MW. The lowest bid came in at 4.99 NPR ($0.037) and the highest reached 5.55 NPR.

Power generated from the plants will be sold to NEA for 25 years, with the successful bidder responsible for supplying the power via a power purchase agreement.

Nepal had 115 MW of installed solar at the end of 2023, according to figures from the International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA).

https://www.pv-magazine.com/2024/11/12/ ... 0-037-kwh/