A week-long photo exhibition was held in Kathmandu from December 3 to 9 and in Janakpur, Madhesh Province, from December 12 to 18, marking five decades of collaboration between the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Nepal Government in the development of the country’s energy sector.

The photo exhibition, organised in collaboration between ADB and the Photojournalist Club, Nepal, was held at the Nepal Art Council in Babarmahal and the Mahendra Narayan Nidhi Mithila Culture Center in Janakpur.

Madhesh Province’s Minister for Energy, Irrigation, and Water Supply, Shesh Narayan Yadav, visited the photo exhibition in Janakpur. After his visit, Minister Yadav remarked that the photo exhibition was meaningful. He stated that the exhibit depicted the work carried out by ADB in collaboration with the Government of Nepal for electricity development and its impact on the economic and social transformation of ordinary Nepali citizens.

Dwarika Kafle, president of the Photojournalist Club, noted that the photo exhibition showcased the achievements and developments in Nepal's energy sector over 50 years of collaboration between the Government of Nepal and ADB to the general public through visuals. The exhibition was divided into four sections: Production, Transmission, Distribution, and ‘Beyond the Meter’.