Any project developer can acquire private land in Nepal in two ways:
For the acquisition of forest land, the project developer will need an approved Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) report. For IBN projects, the developer requests the Ministry of Forest and Environment through IBN to lease the forest land as per the approved EIA report and/or Detailed Project Report (DPR).
For IBN facilitated projects, developers request IBN for the acquisition and/or leasing of necessary lands and IBN on the behalf of the developer coordinates with relevant agencies to secure approval.
A project can acquire land as stated in the approved EIA and/or DPR. However, the maximum limit a person (including company) can hold land is defined by The Lands Act 2021. For anything above the ceiling limit, the company needs to request the Ministry of Land Management, Co-operatives and Poverty Alleviation for approval before acquiring land for the project. The current ceiling limits are:
