Alternative Energy Center Focuses on Clean Energy Transition
Summary
The Alternative Energy Promotion Center says Nepal must shift cooking and industrial thermal energy to clean energy as it expands electrification. The center is rolling out a clean cooking stove program for 1 million households and warning that a sudden nationwide switch to induction would require about 3,000 megawatts of extra power.
Key Points
- The Alternative Energy Promotion Center says about 80 percent of Nepal’s energy consumption is in the thermal sector, making clean-energy transition a priority.
- It is implementing a clean cooking stove program for 1 million households in collaboration with 150 local levels in the Terai, with a three-year target.
- A national bioenergy framework is being prepared to reduce mineral fuel use in industries.
- The center says immediate nationwide adoption of induction stoves would strain the electricity system and require around 3,000 megawatts of additional power during cooking hours.
