Valley households would need 3,000 MW more electricity if all used electric stoves: AEPC
Summary
Kathmandu Valley households would need an estimated 3,000 MW of extra electricity if all switched to electric induction stoves during peak cooking hours, according to AEPC. The agency says Nepal must expand clean cooking energy without overloading its weak transmission system.
Key Points
- AEPC estimates that Kathmandu Valley households would need about 3,000 MW of additional electricity if all used induction stoves at the same time during peak cooking hours.
- AEPC Deputy Executive Director Narayan Prasad Adhikari warned that the current transmission system could be destabilized by a sudden switch to electric cooking.
- The agency is coordinating with the Nepal Electricity Authority and local governments to distribute clean cooking stoves in the Terai and remote areas.
- A three-year program has already delivered one million stoves, with 200,000 more still being dispatched, under a cost-sharing subsidy policy.
