The NEPSE Journal
Market commentary, data deep-dives, and trading notes from the NEPSE Trading desk.
Once completed, Mid-Chameliya will add 28.30 MW to Nepal's electricity system and could contribute more than 185 GWh of energy annually. More importantly, the project illustrates the continuing expansion of hydropower investment beyond Nepal's traditional development centres into the country's far-western river basins.
The award strengthens the bank’s regional profile. The more important test, however, will be whether the growth recognised internationally can be translated into durable improvements in profitability, loan quality and shareholder returns.
The latest figures show a clear financial turnaround. Whether that turnaround can be sustained after the company enters the public market will determine the longer-term strength of the investment case.
For now, however, the numbers present a clear picture: domestic generation is comfortably covering demand, private producers have become the backbone of supply, and nearly 30 percent of the electricity available in the system is finding a market beyond Nepal’s borders.
