…nine days after Nepal Floods (video) Rescuers in Nepal pulled two workers alive from a hydropower tunnel on Friday as emergency teams continued an operation to reach others believed to be trapped inside.The two men were rescued from the Trishuli 3A tunnel nine days after floods, likely caused by a glacier collapse, dev…
…frontiers, with enormous opportunities in agriculture and agro-processing, livestock, hydropower, tourism, manufacturing and mineral development. He praised the Kefas Administration for its investments in education, healthcare, infrastructure, security and economic development, particularly its policy of free and compu…
…9 a.m. local time Wednesday, August 26, 2026 destroying several villages, roads and hydropower projects, officials said. "We have asked both India and China to help us with the rescue efforts," said Sasmit Pokharel, a spokesperson for the Nepali government. Dozens of multi-storied buildings, trucks, and vans were burie…
…position Niger State as a major industrial hub. He stressed that the state’s abundant hydropower resources, vast solar energy potential and the availability of natural gas provide a unique combination that places Niger State in a strategic position for industrialisation and investment. Bago further remarked, “My admini…
…to address the developmental, environmental and socio-economic challenges confronting hydropower-producing communities. The managing director listed the commission’s areas of intervention to include housing, healthcare, education, agriculture, water supply, environmental protection, renewable energy and empowerment pro…
…with the Ministry of Water Resources to launch a fresh concession process for viable hydropower assets, while the World Bank-backed Sustainable Power and Irrigation Programme is actively developing a hydropower masterplan to support financing for medium to large hydropower projects across the country. He said there was…
…with less than five per cent a decade ago. The report stated that when combined with hydropower, geothermal and tidal energy, renewable sources generated a larger share of global electricity than hydrocarbons, reflecting the significant contribution of long-established hydropower capacity. It, however, identified a dec…
…is designed to improve dam safety, strengthen irrigation infrastructure, and increase hydropower generation in selected locations across the country. The World Bank data showed that $33m had been disbursed under the project, leaving $467m available. Nigeria's power sector has remained one of the most heavily financed s…
…over his alleged involvement in a N33.8 billion fraud linked to the Mambilla and Zungeru hydropower projects. Earlier in April, EFCC operatives arrested a Cameroonian national, Bekono Marc Eric, in connection with an alleged N1.5 billion bank fraud in Lagos. Similarly, in March, the Ilorin Zonal Directorate of the comm…