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Making Renewable Energy Mainstream Supply in Nepal

Alternative Energy Promotion CentreAlternative Energy Promotion Centre

Prof. Dr. Govind Raj Pokharel

Executive Director


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Alternative Energy Promotion Centre

Micro-hydro (Potential >100MW& Progress ~22MW

HHs Biogas (Potential 1.1 million &Progress ~0.275 million plants)

IWM (Potential 25,000 &Progress ~7,500)

ICS (Potential2.5 Million &Progress ~0.53 Million hhs)

SHS (Potential4.7

kWh/m2/day & Progress ~0.49million hhs; 7.2 MW)

Bio-fuel (Potential1100,000 tons &Progress- piloting

Wind (Potential3000 MW &Progress-20 kW)

Institutional Solar System/Solarwater pumping (200, 000 HHs ~3MW)

Solar dryer & cooker(3200 HHs)

POTENTA

ILANDACHIE

VEMENT


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Institutional Arrangement and Govt Arms

The Government of Nepal established theAlternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) in1996 to look after all RETs including small hydro up to10 MW

It is National Executing Agency for RE programsand projects

It is under Ministry of Environment, Scienceand Technology and has semi autonomous status

It has mandate for policy & plan formulationresource mobilization, coordination, quality

assurance and Monitoring of RETs


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Rural Energy Policies -2006

Emphasis for environment friendly RETs

Capacity building of local bodies-planning,

implementation, M & E

Resource mobilizations Rural Energy Fund at different

level

Involvement of private sector, NGOs, Community

management- social mobilization

Diversification of productive end-uses of energy

Grid connection of off-grid and small renewable energy

systems 4


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Subsidy Arrangement

Poverty, remoteness, Social Inclusion, Gender

Reducing in accessible and commercially viable areasResource Arrangement

Financial resources District Energy Fund, Village EnergyFund, Human resources

Monitoring Arrangement

Central and Local LevelInstitutional Arrangement

Central : policies, studies, research, TA, Coordination

District LevelCoordination Arrangement

Central- AEPC

Local

Local bodies, District Energy Committee

Rural Energy Policy -2006 and Subsidy Policy -2009


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SERVICE PROVIDERS: ARMS OF GOVT AS PER REPOLICY -2006

Districts Energy and Environment Sections (in all 75Districts) are responsible for promotion of RETs at the local

level, especially for knowledge transfer, RE planning,promotion, monitoring, networking etc.

local NGOs (Support organization) are facilitating andproviding technical support to communities/users to achieve

physical targets.

Around 300 SMEs [with about 10,000 employees] are involvedin the design, manufacturing, installation and after sale servicedelivery.


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Procedures/

Guidelines

Subsidy

PPP MODEL AS PER RE POLICY -2006PublicPrivate

PartnershipDemand side

Public sector

Supply side

Private sector

capacity building

Technical & financialassistance

Coordination

Quality assurance

Manufacturing

Supply &installation

After sales services

Internal quality control

Users/ Beneficiary


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Access to RETs in the remote areas and among BOP interms of availability & affordability

Access to affordable and reliable financing of RETsincluding credit financing

No mandatoryPolicy on Grid connection/RegionalGrid/Mini Grid of technically feasible RETs

Commercialization of the RETs Biasness perception of subsidy

Promotion of the productive economic end uses of theRE

Challenges and Barriers

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For Deviated Cases:


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Alternative Energy Promotion CentreMaking Renewable Energy Mainstream Supply to Rural Areas

The

program

assesses/ve

rifies the

form

Rural Energy

fund verifies

and releases

90% of the

subsidy

Vender creates

demand, installs

systems, takes

photo, fill subsidy

application form

and conduct a

simple operation

and maintenance

training

Vender

submits the

subsidy

form to the

program

Venders are

prequalified

Y

N NReturn

to

vender

Yes

The program selects no of

sites randomly through

computerized program to

be visited for physical

verification and qualityassurance

The prequalified

consulting firm (third

party) verifies 10% of

the installations in the

field

Monitoring report is a

basis for performance

evaluation and

grading of companies

including penalty and

disqualification

The Rural Energy Fund

releases the retention

money (10%)

SHS- SUBSIDY MODEL

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