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Compiled features on recent developments in regional cooperation and integration in the SASEC region.

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July 2025 Installed Electricity capacity for Nepal Reaches 3,878 MW Nepal's installed electricity capacity hit a new milestone when it reached 3,878 MW, according to Mr. Deepak Khadka, Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation of the Government of Nepal. Read More Tags: Bangladesh, Energy, Hydropower, India, Nepal, Solar Energy
May 2025 Reliance Power and Bhutan Forge Landmark Solar Energy Partnership Reliance Power of India has signed a major agreement with Green Digital Private Limited, a Bhutan government-owned entity, to develop Bhutan’s largest solar energy project. The initiative, valued at Rs 2,000 crore (around $234 million), will generate 500 MW of electricity. This project builds on a partnership between Reliance Enterprises and Druk Holding and Investments for the 770 MW Chamkharchhu-I hydropower project. Read More Tags: Bhutan, Energy, India, Solar Energy
April 2024 International Solar Alliance to Establish Solar Technology Application Resource Centre in Bhutan The International Solar Alliance will grant Bhutan $200,000-$300,000 to establish a Solar Technology Application Resource Centre at the College of Science and Technology in Phuentsholing. This center is expected to become a hub for solar technology research, development, and application. Read More Tags: Bhutan, Solar Energy
March 2020 Grant to Provide Affordable Energy Supply to Remote Nepal Villages through SASEC A South Asia Subregional Economic Cooperation project is providing affordable energy and improving lives in rural villages through an agreement signed by Nepal’s Alternative Energy Promotion Center and the United Nations Development Programme to promote renewable energy in Nepal. Read More Tags: ADB, Hydropower, Nepal, Renewable Energy, SASEC, Solar Energy
June 2019 Nepal to Welcome Bangladesh Hydropower Investments Nepal will welcome private and public sector investments from Bangladesh, said Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Secretary, Nepal, Mr. Dinesh Kumar Ghimire. He said Nepal and Bangladesh are looking to boost trade and business with each other and should explore new areas of cooperation. Read More Tags: Bangladesh, Energy, Hydropower, Investments, Nepal, Solar Energy
December 2016 ADB Strategic Climate Fund Boosts the Nepal SASEC Power System Expansion Project Fund The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved an additional $20 million for the SASEC Power System Expansion Project in Nepal, to be provided by the ADB Strategic Climate Fund. This additional financing will support installation of utility-scale solar photovoltaic systems by 2018. The Government of Nepal is also providing complementary funding of $24.5 million. Read More Tags: ADB, Climate Change, Energy, Hydropower, India, Nepal, Regional Cooperation, Regional Integration, Renewable Energy, SASEC, Solar Energy, Sustainability, Trade