Publication: Power and People : The Benefits of Renewable Energy in Nepal
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2011
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2011
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A large section of the Nepalese population is deprived of electricity coverage despite huge hydropower potential, particularly in rural areas. About 63 percent of Nepalese households lack access to electricity and depend on oil-based or renewable energy alternatives. The disparity in access is stark, with almost 90 percent of the urban population connected, but less than 30 percent of the rural population. Nepal has about 83,000 MW of economically exploitable resources, but only 650 MW have been developed so far. This study has been designated to organize an evaluation system that measures the impact of micro-hydro installations on rural livelihoods and to establish a monitoring system for Alternative Energy Promotion Center (APEC) to continually measure the results of the results of the renewable energy programs against the targets.
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“Singh, Avjeet; Banerjee, Sudeshna Ghosh; Samad, Hussain. 2011. Power and People : The Benefits of Renewable Energy in Nepal. World Bank Study. © World Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2340 License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.”