About Us

Lamjung Electricity Development Company (LEDCO) is a community owned company dedicated to developing modern forms of energy through renewable energy technologies. LEDCO’s mission is to provide clean and reliable source of energy by tapping the natural resources in an economically viable, environmentally responsible and socially sensible manner. LEDCO presently has 226 shareholders. These include mainly individuals, NGOs, Village Development Committee (VDC) and District Development Committee (DDC) of Lamjung. Supported by this base, LEDCO aims to produce and distribute electrical power to Lamjung District as well as to the national grid.

LEDCO’s work is divided along two lines – Track 1 and Track 2. Activities under track 1 include the development of small hydropower projects, which are to supply electricity to the national grid as well as the local population. Track 1 projects are commercial venture that aim to provide dividends to the shareholders of LEDCO. Track 2 activities include rural energy planning and development activities, which are implemented with social objectives of promoting rural electrification and improving the standards of living of the local population.