{"id":34646,"date":"2018-05-01T15:25:18","date_gmt":"2018-05-01T09:40:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/?p=34646"},"modified":"2018-05-01T15:25:18","modified_gmt":"2018-05-01T09:40:18","slug":"nepals-first-large-scale-solar-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/nepals-first-large-scale-solar-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Nepal\u2019s First Large-Scale Solar Project Construction Begins"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The construction work on Nepal\u2019s largest <a href=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/tag\/solar\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">solar<\/a> project of capacity 25 MW has begun, <em>reports <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-tech.org\/news\/construction-starts-on-nepals-first-large-scale-solar-project\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">PV-Tech<\/a><\/em>. The foundation stone was laid last week at Devighat in Nuwakot by Minister for <a href=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/category\/energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Energy<\/a>, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barsha Man Pun.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/tag\/government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government<\/a> has plans to complete the project in a year.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Why it matters:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Once the project is completed it will be the largest solar project in the country.<\/li>\n<li>However, since it is the first time Nepal is working on a large-scale solar project, it might lack experienced manpower for the project.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4><strong>One more thing:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Nepal\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.pv-tech.org\/news\/nepals-largest-wind-solar-hybrid-project-starts-operations\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">largest wind-solar hybrid power system<\/a> started working last December in the Hariharpurgadi village of Sindhuli district.<\/li>\n<li>The system can produce 110 units of energy per day.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h4>Editor&#8217;s Recommendations<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/china-solar-power-illuminate-nepali-government\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">China\u2019s Aid in Solar Power to Help Illuminate Nepali Government Headquarters<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/solar-panel-pump-water-daily-households\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solar Panel Powers Pump that Brings Water Daily to Quake-hit Households<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/techlekh.com\/nepals-solar-energy-promoter-wins-100000-grant-amsterdam-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Solar Energy Promoter From Nepal Wins USD 100,000 Grant<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The construction work on Nepal\u2019s largest solar project of capacity 25 MW has begun, reports PV-Tech. 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