Jhapa Energy Sells Electricity Worth Over NPR 47 Million in Five Months

Jhapa, Nepal — Solar power producer Jhapa Energy Limited has sold electricity worth NPR 47.09 million to the Nepal Electricity Authority within the first five months of the current fiscal year 2025/26 (FY 2082/83).

According to Chairman of the Board, Lalbahadur Sawa Limbu, the company generated 6.52 million units of electricity between mid-July (Shrawan) and mid-December (Mangsir). The electricity produced by the company is being purchased by the Nepal Electricity Authority at a fixed rate of NPR 7.30 per unit.

Jhapa Energy operates a 10-megawatt solar power project located at Shivasatakshi Municipality–4, Buluchowk in Jhapa district. The project began commercial electricity generation on Magh 10, 2080 (January 2024). Prior to this, a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) between Jhapa Energy and the Nepal Electricity Authority was signed on Mangsir 12, 2078 (November 2021).

For the development of the project, the company acquired 22 bighas of land, where 21,600 solar panels have been installed. The electricity generated at the plant is transmitted to the Buluchowk substation, located within one kilometer of the project site, and then integrated into the national transmission grid.

The company’s electricity sales have shown consistent growth in recent years. Jhapa Energy sold solar power worth NPR 52.88 million in FY 2080/81, which increased significantly to NPR 91.06 million in FY 2081/82, Chairman Limbu stated.

With increasing production and sales, Jhapa Energy is contributing to Nepal’s clean energy transition while strengthening domestic electricity generation through renewable solar power.