Kathmandu University and Wuhan University (China) jointly launched the “Hydropower Research Center for Himalayan Region”On December 15, 2020, Kathmandu University and Wuhan University (China) jointly launched the “Hydropower Research Center for Himalayan Region (HRCHR)”. The ceremony was conducted in a combination of online and offline methods.Kathmandu University and Wuhan University has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on December 22, 2017, and a Letter of Agr...

4th year undergraduate students under the course, Hydropower Engineering visited the hydropower and industrial sites during February 5-6, 2020. Day 1: The first site was Lower Marsyangdi HPP near Mugling. The powerplant was undergoing an overhaul, because of repair and maintenance of the turbines. The students also got a chance to visit the headworks, which was few kilometers towards the direction of Pokhara from the power house. It was also seen that the turbines had a minimum effect of sedim...

Hydropower Technology Exchange Activities between Nepal and China and Signing of MoU between Kathmandu University and China Three Gorges University in Yichang City, China A high-level Nepalese delegation led by Prof. Dr. Suresh Raj Sharma, Founder Vice-Chancellor of the Kathmandu University (KU) paid a visit to the Yichang City of China to attend a seminar entitled ‘Hydropower Technology Exchange Activities between Nepal and China’ at the invitation of Yichang Municipal People&rsquo...