February 22, 2013, Contract agreement is signed between Environmental Services Nepal Private limited (ESN) and Universal Power Company Limited (UPCL), a subsidiary company of Clean Energy Development Bank (CEDB) Hydro Fund Limited for conducting (i) EIA study for 132kV Transmission Line and (ii) Supplementary Initial Environmental Examination (IEE) of Lower Khare Khola Small Hydropower Project in Dolakha. Niranjan Shrestha, CEO from ESN and Vinay Bhandari, Chairman from UPCL signed on the contract agreement.