Government of Nepal

Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation

DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY DEVELOPMENT

Sanogaucharan, Kathmandu

REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) for Development of Hydropower Projects in BOOT Model

Date of publication: Saturday, May 10, 2025

1. The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) intends to engage eligible Nepalese hydropower companies or their Joint Venture (JV), registered in Nepal ("Proponents") to develop following Hydropower Projects. The selection process and award of the project to successful Proponent will be done as per Public-Private Partnership and Investment Act (PPPIA), 2075 and Public Private Partnership and Investment Regulation (PPPIR), 2077. The selected proponent will be issued license for development of project in Build, Own, Operate and Transfer (BOOT) Model based on Electricity Act, 2049 and Electricity Regulation, 2050.

2. The DOED hereby invites Expression of Interest (Eol) from eligible Nepalese hydropower companies or their Joint Ventures (Jvs), who are registered in Nepal ("Proponents") to develop the following hydropower projects under the BOOT model.

EOI Number

DOED/BOOT/2081/82/ΕΟΙ-01

DOED/BOOT/2081/82/ΕΟΙ-02

DOED/BOOT/2081/82/ΕΟΙ-03

DOED/BOOT/2081/82/ΕΟΙ-04

DOED/BOOT/2081/82/ΕΟΙ-05

DOED/BOOT/2081/82/ΕΟΙ-06

DOED/BOOT/2081/82/ΕΟΙ-07

DOED/BOOT/2081/82/ΕΟΙ-08

Project Name

Beni Kaligandaki Hydropower Project (50.5 MW), Myagdi and Parbat District

Dudhkoshi-4 Hydropower Project (47.0 MW), Solukhumbu District

Humla Karnali Hydropower Project (61.02 MW), Humla District

Inkhu Khola Hydropower Project (21.4 MW), Solukhumbu District

Kaligandaki Upper Hydropower Project (65.0 MW), Myagdi District

Loti Karnali PROR Hydropower Project (49.5 MW), Humla District

Lower Hongu Hydropower Project (30.2 MW), Solukhumbu District

Sankhuwa Khola-1 Hydropower Project (40.8 MW), Sankhuwasabha and Bhojpur District

3. Interested and eligible proponent(s) may obtain Eol documents and additional information free of charge from the Procurement Unit, Department of Electricity Development during office hours on or before Sunday, June 8, 2025, 12:00 noon. Alternatively, the Eol document can be accessed on the websites https://moewri.gov.np/ and https://www.doed.gov.np/.

4. Sealed Expressions of interest must be submitted in hardcopy to the following address no later than Sunday, June 8, 2025 by 12:00 noon. The Eol will be opened on the same day at 1:00 PM at the Department of Electricity Development.

Name of the Client: Department of Electricity Development

Address: Sano Gaucharan, Naxal, Kathmandu

Phone No: (977-1-) 4534119, Fax: (977-1-) 5244257

Email address: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]

Website: https://www.doed.gov.np

5. If the final date of submission falls on holiday, the next working day will be considered the due date, but the time for submission will remain the same as originally stipulated.

6. The EOI will be evaluated based on Technical Capacity [30%], Financial Capacity [40%], and Project Development Experience [30%] of the proponent.

7. The Request for Proposals (RFP) will be issued to the shortlisted proponents as per Clause 4.3 of EOΙ Document.

8. The selection of successful proponent will be done on the basis of upfront fee proposed by the proponents.

9. Detailed information on eligibility criteria, evaluation methods, pass marks, shortlisting criteria and formats including project development plan are provided in the Eol Document.

Source: Gorkhapatra