September 5th, 2016 : Electricity Development Center (EDC) was established on July 16, 1993 (2050 Shrawan 1) under the then Ministry of Water Resources (MOWR) to develop and promote electricity sector and to improve financial effectiveness of this sector at the national level by attracting private sector investment. It was later renamed as Department of Electricity Development (DOED) on February 7, 2000 (2056 Magh 24).