Renewable energy perspective plan of nepal 200-2020 an ... - SNV

RETs. In line with the objective of the RET development, major policies for
development are:
a) Use of appropriate RET will be encouraged in health posts, health centers,
educational institutions of rural areas where grid electricity is not available. In
addition, hotels, resorts and restaurants will also be encouraged to install
appropriate RETs like solar PV, solar thermal energy, wind etc.
b) RETs will be promoted and encouraged to use to reduce increasing imports of
fossil fuels like kerosene, diesel, petrol etc. so that the foreign exchange can be
saved and mobilized for other national development.
c) Along with other awareness programme model energy villages will be established
to demonstrate and create awareness on sustainable use of local resources and
renewable energy technologies in rural mountains, hills and Terai. Similarly. RET
parks will be established in academic institutions, like Center for Energy
Studies/Institute of Engineering, including energy efficient buildings to facilitate
awareness programme, to support higher level engineering courses (Master and
Post Graduate diploma) and research and development activities.
d) Research and development with private sector involvement will be sought to bring
the cost of RETs down. In order to motivate private sectors' investment in RETs.
appropriate intellectual property right mechanism will be developed.
e) Participation of local and international non-governmental organizations will be
sought in the field of research, development and dissemination of-rural energy
technology specifically renewable energy.
f) Renewable Energy technology dissemination will be based upon their commercial
viability.
g) Private sector will be motivated to establish microhydro electricity, turbine-mill
and improved ghutta to utilize potential of local water resource of smaller
magnitude.
h) Solar and wind energy data will be collected and system of acquiring and
continuous updating of these data will be institutionalized through the Department
of Hydrology and Meteorology. The AEPC will be made a nodal institution and
will be strengthened to process and produce usable database available for the use
of private sector , NGOs, and academic institutions.
i) Passive and active use of solar and wind energy as a new supply or substitute to
imported petroleum fuel will be encouraged through adoptive research and
development and commercialization of technology. Academic research institutes,
as well as private sector will be mobilized for this purpose, (e.g. in case of biogas
promotion, the Department of Agriculture, the Department of Livestock and the
Department of Health could take a lead role in using their established extension
network for slurry utilization). Similarly , Department of Forest and Department of
Health also could include ICS dissemination programme as their one of the
important programmes.