Government of Nepal
Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation
DEPARTMENT OF ELECTRICITY DEVELOPMENT
Sanogaucharan, Kathmandu
RE NOTICE for REQUEST FOR EXPRESSION OF INTEREST (EOI) for Development of Hydropower Projects in BOOT Model
Date of re-publication: Wednesday, July 2, 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 the following Hydropower Projects. The selection process and award of the project to the successful Proponent will be done as per the Private Partnership and Investment Act (PPPIA), 2075, and the Public Private Partnership and Investment Regulation (PPPIR), 2077. The selected proponent will be issued a license for the development of the project in the BOOT Model based on the Electricity Act, 2049, and the Electricity Regulation, 2050.
2. The DOED hereby re-invites Expression of Interest (EOI) 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.
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 Friday, July 18, 2025, 12:00 noon. Alternatively, the Eol document can be accessed on the website https://www.doed.gov.np/
4. Sealed Expressions of interest must be submitted in hard copy to the following address no later than Friday. July 18, 2025 by 12:00 noon. The EOI 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, Kathmandu
Phone No: (977-1-) 4534119, Fax: (977-1-) 5244257
Email address: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected]
Website: https://www.docd.gov.np
5. If the final date of submission falls on a 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 the EOI Document.
8. The selection of successful proponents will be based on the value of the upfront fee proposed by the proponents.
9. Detailed information on eligibility criteria, evaluation methods, pass marks, shortlisting criteria, and formats, including a project development plan, is provided in the Eol Document.
