On the eve of COP28, the total capacity of rooftop solar photovoltaic projects approved for support through the Sustainable Energy Challenge Fund (SECF) has crossed the 5 MW mark. The 14 approved projects include 3 hospitals, 3 food industries, 2 beverage industries and a hotel, pharmaceutical, automobile workshop, steel mill, shoe factory and a tea […]
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Shyam Sundar Das, a 62-year-old resident of Jirabhawani Rural Municipality in Parsa District, relies on farming, passed down from his ancestors, as his primary source of income. Till a few months ago, he irrigated his 1.5-hectare farmland with a diesel pump to cultivate wheat and paddy because the national electricity grid has not yet reached […]
Read MoreProgramme Background The Nepal Renewable Energy Programme (NREP) is a Government of Nepal programme funded by the British Embassy-Kathmandu (BE-K) aiming to transformational change in Sustainable Energy development in Nepal through increased private investment resulting in low-carbon economic growth and sustainable energy access for all. NREP operates in three Provinces: Madhesh, Lumbini, and Karnali. The […]
Read MoreProgramme Background The Nepal Renewable Energy Programme (NREP) is a Government of Nepal programme funded by the British Embassy-Kathmandu (BE-K) aiming to transformational change in Sustainable Energy development in Nepal through increased private investment resulting in low-carbon economic growth and sustainable energy access for all. NREP operates in three Provinces: Madhesh, Lumbini, and Karnali. The […]
Read MoreGovernment of Nepal Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Alternative Energy Promotion Centre Central Renewable Energy Fund Call for Expression of Interest for Independent Evaluation Panellists to Evaluate Viability Gap Funding-based Sustainable Energy Challenge Fund Applications (Published in the Kantipur National Daily Newspaper on Saturday 9th September 2023) The Nepal Renewable Energy Programme (NREP) […]
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The Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) in collaboration with the Nepal Renewable Energy Programme (NREP) organized a “Workshop on knowledge sharing of Sustainable Energy Challenge Fund (SECF) support mechanism for Solar PV Systems” on the 8th of June 2023 with the objectives to (i) disseminate the approach that SECF, with technical assistance of NREP, has [...] Read More
The Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) in collaboration with the Nepal Renewable Energy Programme (NREP) organized a half day "Academic Dialogue" on commercializing the research related to energy sector – Energy Product to Business" on 7th June 2023. The main objectives of the academic dialogue were to disseminate the approach of Sustainable Energy Challenge Fund [...] Read More
On 6 June 2023, a strategic consultation meeting was organized at the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Planning (MoEAP) in Surkhet, Karnali Province, with support from AEPC and NREP. The meeting, chaired by the Honorable Ms. Urmila Biswakarma, the Minister of Water Resources and Energy Development (MoWRED) of Karnali Province, focused on discussing key activities […]
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Solar water pumps installed by farmers in Madhesh Province are helping them reduce cost of irrigation and are providing them with more water for irrigation and new avenues of income. Here are the stories of two such farmers. Renu Devi Sah Renu Devi Sah, 42, of Mithila Bihari Municipality in Dhanusha district is a mother […]
Read MoreGovernment of Nepal Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Alternative Energy Promotion Centre Central Renewable Energy Fund Call for Concept Note Applications for Sustainable Energy Challenge Fund (Published in the Kantipur National Daily Newspaper on Wednesday 3rd May 2023) Nepal Renewable Energy Programme is a Government of Nepal programme dedicated to increasing private […]
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