Hydro Expo from January 5

Kathmandu, Dec. 26: The Independent Power Producers’ Association of Nepal (IPPAN) is set to organize ‘Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018’ from January 5 to 17 at Bhrikutimandap.

The first ever expo will be organised in collaboration with Expo and Event Management Service Pvt. Ltd.

According to the IPPAN, the expo will feature more than 100 stalls of hydro power producers, hydro equipment producers, suppliers, designers, consultants, insurance companies, investors, and banks and finance companies.

“More than half of the stalls have been sold to foreign companies. Companies and stakeholders from China, India, Norway, South Korea, Germany, Austria, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Italy, Sweden, the United Kingdom and Brazil will participate in the exhibition,” said Shailendra Guragain, President of the IPPAN.

Some of the foreign participants are CMC Italy, Voith Germany, Crystal India, Flovel India, Vaptech Bulgaria, Marvel Czech Republic, BFL India, Powerchina and CSEC China.

The organizers said that the event will help in expanding Nepal’s hydroelectricity market and experience sharing.

They also claimed that the expo will also support to meet the government target to produce 17,000 megawatt electricity in the next 7 years.

There will be seminar on the pertinent issues such as hydro tunnelling, banking and insurance and hydropower.

Guragain said that Hydro Product and Service Competition will also be organised during the expo. Students and other individuals can present their discoveries and innovations that could contribute to the development and enhancement of hydropower at the expo and the three best products or services will be awarded with Rs. 55,555, Rs. 22,222 and Rs. 11,111.

The National Planning Commission, Ministry of Energy and Ministry of Population and Environment are the patron of the expo while Nepal Electricity Authority, Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Nepal Chamber of Commerce, Nepal Banking Association, and Youth Community for Nepalese Contractors are supporting the event.