Department of Electricity Development (Nepali: विद्युत विकास विभाग) under Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation is the authority to implement the government policies related to power/electricity sector.
[1] It also works as regarding providing licence for private sector to produce electricity.
[2] Nepal is a country with high electricity generation potential, and the department accounts for a significant amount of the national budget.
[3][4][5] DOED was established in 1993 AD to assist ministry of energy for implementing its policy in sector of energy and helping its task of distributing licence for hydropower project construction.
[6][7] The department and its branch offices are run by officers of Nepal Engineering Service (Civil/Hydropwer).