ऊर्जा क्षेत्र सरकारको प्राथमिकतामा: ठूला जलविद्युत् आयोजना निर्माण अघि बढ्नेGovernment Prioritizes Large Hydropower Projects: Energy Minister Khadka
ऊर्जा क्षेत्र सरकारको प्राथमिकतामा: ठूला जलविद्युत् आयोजना निर्माण अघि बढ्ने ऊर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिँचाइमन्त्री दीपक खड्काले ठूला तथा जलाशययुक्त जलविद्युत् आयोजना सरकारको प्राथमिकतामा रहेको बताएका छन्। राष्ट्रिय सभाको आजको बैठकमा ‘विनियोजन विधेयक–२०८२’ अन्तर्गत उठेका प्रश्नहरूको जवाफ दिँदै उनले कर्णाली, माथिल्लो कर्णाली, भेरी, जगदुल्ला लगायतका आयोजनाहरूमा लगानी परिचालन र निर्माण प्रक्रिया अघि बढाइएको जानकारी दिए। मन्त्री खड्काका अनुसार माथिल्लो कर्णाली आयोजना भारतको जीएमआर समूहसँग सार्वजनिक–निजी साझेदारीमा अगाडि बढाइएको छ भने फुकोट कर्णाली आयोजनामा एनएचपिसी लिमिटेडसँग संयुक्त लगानी सम्झौता भइसकेको छ। यद्यपि, उक्त आयोजनामाथि सर्वोच्च अदालतमा मुद्दा रहेकाले कार्यान्वयन प्रक्रिया हाल यथास्थितिमा रहेको उनले स्पष्ट पारे।Government Prioritizes Large Hydropower Projects: Energy Minister Khadka Kathmandu — Minister for Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation, Deepak Khadka, has stated that the government has prioritized the construction of large and reservoir-based hydropower projects. Speaking at today’s session of the National Assembly during discussions under the "Appropriation Bill 2082", the minister said that projects such as Karnali, Upper Karnali, Bheri, and Jagadulla are being pushed forward with investment mobilization and construction commitments through the government’s annual policies and programs. He highlighted that the Upper Karnali Hydropower Project has been taken forward under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) with India's GMR Group, while the Phukot Karnali Project is under a joint investment agreement with NHPC Limited of India. However, due to an ongoing Supreme Court case, the implementation of Phukot Karnali has been kept on hold.
