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Angira Acharya
Deputy Director General Department of Electricity Development Ministry of Energy November 2011
General Information
General Information Present Status Legal regime; Licensing procedure Hydropower Development Policy 2001 o Electricity Act o Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission Act Prospective Projects P ti P j t
General Information Country d t il C t details Area: Population: Literacy: Electricity Access (Grid or isolated): Urban population:
147181 sq km 26 million 60 % 48 % 15 %
General Information
Energy Source
2.00%
Traditional
Alternative
Fossil Fuel
Electricity
Energy Use gy
90%
General Information
Installed Capacity: 705.4 MW
Micro 1700 nos = 17 MW
In Grid 700.9 MW
Hydro 647.5 MW
Thermal 53.4 MW
Storage 92 MW
IPP 174.5 MW
NEA 381 MW
Present Status
Hydro Generation Capacity Under U d construction projects t ti j t Ready to go hydro projects (domestic) Ready to go hydro projects (Export) Others (at various stage of development)
Present Status
Year
Capacity d C it demand (MW) d Energy demand/day (dry) MWh
2009/10 10/11
893 12400 980 13640
11/12
1078 15004
12/13
1185 16504
Present Demand Supply Scenario WET SEASON (June October) Availabilty Demand 692 MW (incl 92 MW storage) 500 MW (Off-Peak) 900 MW (Peak) ( ) 208 MW (Peak) --- 2 hours daily load shedding
Deficit
DRY SEASON (November May) Availabilty Demand 392 MW (incl 92 MW storage) 520 MW (Off-Peak) 980 MW (Peak) 588 MW (Peak) --- 14 hours daily load shedding
Deficit
By 2027 Domestic demand to be met Per capita consumption Export Interim Plan By year 2016 to add Vision of government Within 10 Years 4000 MW 400 kWh Extensive
2500 MW
10000 MW
Licensing
License required for Survey, Generation, Transmission and Distribution for projects larger than 1 MW Survey License Generation T Transmission i i Distribution Construction/Operation Licenses Generation Transmission Distribution
DOED asks the proponent to complete all required documents and resubmit within specific time (normally 35 days)
Does the proposed project overlap with other projects in the area?
YES
NO
NO
NO
YES
Proponent submits application to DOED DOED approves application and forwards to MOWR with a draft license
NO
YES DOED asks the proponent to complete all required documents and resubmit within 30 b it ithi days YES A Public Notice is published inviting comments from concerned parties within 35 days
NO
YES
NO
DOED addresses concerns of MOWR and requests revisions from the proponent
Upon consideration of comments, the terms and conditions that should be followed by the proponent shall be mentioned in the license
Licensing
Survey License within 30 days Generation license within 120 days Period of generation license up to 50 years at max ( 35 yrs for domestic and 30 years for export) Valid Survey license is required Public hearing before issuance of generation license PPA required before generation license 1 year given for financial closure i f fi i l l
Policy
One of the objectives of the HDP, j , hydropower potential of Nepal in a meet the domestic demand and commodity and to attract foreign sector.
Policy Objectives of HDP 2001: Generate electricity at low cost Supply reliable and quality electricity at reasonable price Combine electrification with economic activities. Provision for rural electrification Generate hydro-electricity as an export commodity
Policy Projects envisaged to be developed through competitive solicitation titi li it ti BOOT model for private investment GoN may participate in multipurpose projects Provisions for environment protection GoN will facilitate land acquisition
Policy Maximum duration of generation license is 35 years for domestic supply and 30 years for export oriented projects y projects risks Additional five years for p j At the end of the license period, the project is to be handed to the state in good operating condition; free of cost Water rights guaranteed G Government land provided on lease tl d id d l No nationalization Foreign currency exchange facility and repatriation
Royalty
Capacity
Up to 15 years Annual capacity Royalty, per kW Energy Royalty, per kWh 1.75% 1 75% 1.85% 2.00% -
After 15 years* Annual capacity Royalty, per kW Rs. Rs 1000/Rs. 1200/Rs. 1500/Rs. 3000/Energy Royalty, per kWh 10% 10% 10% -
1 2 3 4 5
Environmental Issues Environmental Impact Assessment Required for: Projects more than 50 MW capacity Proposed within conservation reserved national park conservation, reserved, area and its buffer zone and heritage area Requires more than 5 hectares of forest land land, Inter-basin transfer Requires displacement of more than 100 people Public consultation required - During scoping document - During completion of draft report - During approval of EIA Report by MoEnv (Environmental i (E i t l issues) ) - Before issuance of Generation license (General issue)
Acts New Electricity Act; (presently under consideration of the parliament) Key Features:
Time bound and transparent license procedure p p Clear financial incentives Exemption of corporate tax for 7 years and 50 % for next 3 years ( Presently;10+5 years) Exemption of VAT & 1 % Customs on machines, equipment (1 Million NRs/MW exempted for Construction materials) Clear royalty provisions High level "one window" service committee (and task force) Guarantee of water rights g
Acts
Rights and privileges of the local people Provision of maximum 10 % equity share for local people Electrification in the area of km radius of headworks and powerhouse Free 20 units of electricity powerhouse. 52 % of the royalty goes to the local government
Acts
Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission p y g y Key Features: Will be an independent commission Will protect the consumers (and other stakeholders) interest i t t Will monitor, regulate the sector Will approve the tariff at various stages of transaction
Acts
Nepal Electricity Regulatory Commission p y g y Key Features: Will be an independent commission Will protect the consumers (and other stakeholders) interest i t t Will monitor, regulate the sector Will approve the tariff at various stages of transaction
Prospective projects The following projects are some of the available projects for development: 1. West Seti Reservoir Project (750 MW) 2. Budhigandaki Reservoir Project ( g j (600 MW) ) 3. Nalsyaugad Reservoir Project (400 MW) 4. Tamor Reservoir Project (400 MW) 5. 5 Dudhkoshi Reservoir Project (300MW) 6. Aandhi Khola Reservoir Project (170 MW) 7. Upper Arun RoR Project (335 MW) 8. Simbuwa R R P j 8 Si b RoR Project ( 80 MW) 9. Dudhkoshi RoR Project (40 MW) 10. Budhiganga RoR project ( MW) g g p j (20 )
Licensing
Information on licenses are available at; www.moen.gov.np (Ministry of Energy) www.doed.gov.np (Dept. of Electricity Development) g p( p y p ) Information on the sector is available at; www.nea.org.np (Nepal Electricity Authority)