Photo exhibition on Nepal-ADB partnership kicks off (With photos)

A week-long photo exhibition organized on the occasion of the five-decade-long partnership between the Government of Nepal and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the development of the energy sector is being held at Nepal Kala Parishad in Babarmahal.

The program that kicked off on Tuesday and will continue till December 9 is organized in collaboration with Photojournalist Club Nepal.

State Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Purna Bahadur Tamang, Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Suresh Acharya, Managing Director at the Nepal Electricity Authority Kulman Ghising, Country Director of ADB Nepal Resident Mission Amaud Cauchois and Deputy Head of Mission at the Norwegian Embassy in Nepal Kristine Hauge Storholt officially inaugurated the event.

The objective of the exhibition is to provide direct visual experience of the work carried out during the five decades of partnership between the Government of Nepal and ADB in the energy sector.

Speaking at the program, the minister thanked ADB for its contribution to the energy sector of Nepal.

“Many positive works have been conducted recently in this sector. We are grateful for the work done to improve the energy sector of our country,” he said.

Similarly, Country Director of ADB Nepal Resident Mission Cauchois discussed in detail about the partnership with the Government of Nepal to increase power generation, transmission, distribution and energy sufficiency.

Likewise, NEA Managing Director Ghising stressed on the importance of the bank's support, especially in large hydropower projects and alternative renewable energy initiatives.

Thanking the bank, he expressed his hope that the partnership will become even more stronger.

The exhibition is divided into four sections-- Generation, Transmission, Distribution and Beyond the meter.