News from Nepal: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Nepal Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank: October 2014
Asian Development Bank | October 2014
Abstract
Nepal has a large hydropower potential, but its population has been experiencing severe power supply shortfalls. Nepal’s per capita energy consumption is one of the lowest in the region. The energy system in Nepal predominantly depends on traditional biomass resources which account for around 87% of the total energy needs of the country. These energy resources are currently being used in inefficient ways which makes energy intensity of Nepal the highest in the region. The modern and clean form of energy like electricity has less than 3 percent contribution in fulfilling the energy requirement of the country.
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Asian Development Bank. 2014. News from Nepal: A Quarterly Newsletter of the Nepal Resident Mission of the Asian Development Bank: October 2014. © Asian Development Bank. http://hdl.handle.net/11540/4888. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.Keywords
Work Environment
Regulatory Environments
Institutional Environment Assessment
Global Environment
Environmentally Sustainable Development
Environmentally Damaging Subsidies
Environmental Strategy
Environmental Sustainability
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