The Government of Qatar is reportedly in talks with the government of Nepal regarding a proposal to build and operate the country's second international airport.
The US$1.2 billion proposal involves the development of an international airport over an area covering 3,000 hectares of land in Nijgadh, a municipality in the Bara district of the country, located 175km from Kathmandu. The airport would have the capacity to handle almost 15 million passengers annually.
Several international entitites have already expressed interest in developing the project, including WGP Global from UK, the Malaysian Government, Landmark Worldwide Company of Korea, and the Airport Authority of India.
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November 30, 2018
Nepal approves PPP for international airport operations
Nepal's Ministry of Finance has approved the use of a public-private partnership (PPP) model to operate Gautam Buddha International Airport (GBIA) in Bhairahawa, currently under construction. This was...
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April 24, 2018
Officials from the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation have recommended that the project be developed under the PPP model
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January 22, 2018
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has proposed to develop the project either under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model or an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and Finance (EPCF) model
The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has proposed to develop the project either under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model or an Engineering, Procurement, Construction and...
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December 13, 2017
Nepal government considering airport PPP
The government of Nepal is considering partnering with the private sector to operate Gautam Buddha Airport in Bhairahawa, south-central Nepal.
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June 05, 2017
Nepal to develop a hydropower plant under PPP
Investment Board Nepal (IBN) has announced it is considering to develop a hydropower project under a PPP model with a mix of domestic and international investments.
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