Inaugurated by then Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala in 2008, the 69 MW hydel project received 172 million euro (21 billion Nepali Rupees) in grant from the government of Germany. “This makes it the largest grant-funded project of German Development Cooperation worldwide,” said a press statement issued by German Embassy in Kathmandu. [break]
Speaking on the occasion, Ambassador Meyke highlighted five decades of Nepal-German cooperation. Promoting energy efficiency and renewable energy is one of the focus areas of German Cooperation in Nepal, he said.
Representatives of Nepal Electricity Authority, German Development Bank, German Development Cooperation GIZ, and large number of local people were present on the occasion.
The team of Nepal-German high officials is currently in a 3-day observation visit to various project sites in Lamjung, Kaski and Tanahu.
On Tuesday, 17th September, Ambassador Meyke and the Director of Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) Govinda Pokharel are scheduled to jointly inaugurate the Solar Water Pump Station in Bhagawatipur of Tanahun.
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