Energy Minister Stresses Linking Renewable Energy with Private Investment and Local Entrepreneurship
Summary
Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has called for renewable energy to be tied to private investment, new technology, and local entrepreneurship rather than subsidies alone. He also said the government is preparing to expand the idea of LP gas-free municipalities as part of local economic development and energy self-sufficiency.
Key Points
- Biraj Bhakta Shrestha said renewable energy should be linked with private sector investment, new technology, and local entrepreneurship.
- He argued that renewable energy must drive production, jobs, entrepreneurship, and economic prosperity.
- The minister said decentralized and distributed renewable energy systems are necessary alongside the central energy system because of climate risk.
- The government is preparing to promote LP gas-free municipalities as a broader energy self-sufficiency and local development initiative.
