This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT Presented by Dr. Alexander Spachis

Key Project Information RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Key Project Information The Project is a joint initiative of the European Union and the Government of Nepal Project set up on August 2004 Start of field implementation: July 2006 Project end date: 15 September 2012 (extended time-frame) Total budget: EUR 15.675 million EU contribution: EUR 15 million GoN in-kind contribution: EUR 0.675 million Executing agency: Alternative Energy Promotion Center, Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, Government of Nepal

This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Overall Objective to create a renewable energy infrastructure in rural areas, which facilitates income generation, sustainable growth and delivery of social services, thus alleviating poverty

The project supports institutional solar PV and Thermal Systems………… RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal The project supports institutional solar PV and Thermal Systems………… Solar Energy Systems (stand-alone) Solar Photovoltaic (budget: EUR 10 million) Institutional PV systems PV agro-grinding mills PV water pumping systems Solar dryers Solar water heating systems Solar Thermal (budget: EUR 0.15 million) Total 38 systems Total 933 systems

Eligible End-users and End-uses RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Eligible End-users and End-uses Public institutions Schools Operating computers, printers, photo copier, audio visual appliances, and lighting for hostels / evening classes health posts vaccine refrigeration, lighting Community Organizations / General Communities Water pumping systems Agro-grinding mills Information and telecom centers Computer literacy Community entertainment

Project implementation areas…………. RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Project implementation areas…………. 281 VDCs of 21 districts in hilly and mountain regions with remote possibility of grid extension in next 5 years no proven potential for micro-hydro Map of Nepal showing Project-districts A glimpse of rural Nepali village

Project benefits about RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Project benefits about more than1 million rural people of Nepal

This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal The project supported installation of solar PV and solar thermal equipment in; 206 health posts 378 schools 107 milling 30 water pumping 212 other community services (includes computer literacy, community entertainment community telecommunication centres) 38 solar thermal systems (24 solar dryers and 14 solar hot water systems).

8 different PV packages for various end-users… RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal 8 different PV packages for various end-users… Sn PV package Capacity End-uses 1 Health Post 600 Wp Vaccine refrigeration, lighting 2 School 1 1000 Wp Computer, A/V education, lighting 3 School 2 1900 Wp 4 Community entertainment 200 Wp TV, video 5 Community telecom 900 Telephone, fax, copier 6 Computer literacy 700 Wp Computer, lighting 7 Agro-grinding mill 1500 Wp Agro milling 8 Water pumping Case-by-case

Distribution of Equipment by Types of Services RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Distribution of Equipment by Types of Services PV Systems Total 933 systems with about 1 MWp installed capacity Thermal Systems Total 38 systems

Support to Renewable Energy Test Station (RETS) RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Support to Renewable Energy Test Station (RETS) The project supported Renewable Energy Test Station to equip and staffed for to perform the quality control of solar energy equipment, including the solar thermal applications. The quality assurance schemes, codes of practices, and minimum standards for institutional solar PV systems etc. have been developed in central and rural areas;

This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Nepal has 75 districts, & project was implemented in only 21 districts. Districts were selected based on the following criteria low electrification large number of rural communities with remote possibility of electric-grid extension in next 5 years large number of rural communities residing in the areas with no potential sites for mini/micro-hydro power generation low human development index high solar radiation existence of mature Community Organizations (COs) groomed by other interventions

This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Support to AEPC The project has been beneficial to build and strengthen capacity of the Nepalese Institutions, mainly capacity building of AEPC officials, providing an opportunity to take trainings and studies abroad. It also assisted to extend AEPC's Management Information System (MIS) to institutional solar PV and solar thermal applications; electronic monitoring of all projects; public access to the MIS via Internet.

This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Overall, the projects to contribute to reduce poverty in rural areas of Nepal by improving the quality of social service delivery and by creating income generating opportunities for local communities. The project has been implemented in 21 hilly and mountainous districts of Nepal, with a target of benefitting more than 1 million people from improved social services and increased income due to the availability of electricity in their communities.

The project stimulated the rural development by improving energy RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Key Impacts of the Project The project stimulated the rural development by improving energy service provision to users in rural communities without electricity. It has been instrumental to provide energy service for social services of the rural communities.

Key Impacts of the Project …cont RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Key Impacts of the Project …cont Drudgery reduction and time saving of the beneficiaries of all the water pumping systems. Women are benefited as they used to fetch water from a distant water-source before the installation of solar water pumping system. The saved time is being used in other activities such as kitchen gardening, cattle farming, studying etc..

Key Impacts of the Project …cont RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Key Impacts of the Project …cont Availability of nearby agro-grinding facility with the aid of solar PV powered agro-grind milling systems has started reducing the drudgery and saving the time of the beneficiaries to a considerable extent. Prior to installation of the milling systems, the users had to walk a long distance with the load agricultural grains for milling.

Computers, printers and photocopy RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Key Impacts of the Project …cont Computers, printers and photocopy machine are being operated with solar power in all the schools supported by the project. The computer education is being provided to the students of remote rural areas who had never got such opportunity before.

The villagers are able to use mobile phones and CDMA phones due to RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Key Impacts of the Project …cont The villagers are able to use mobile phones and CDMA phones due to availability of charging facilities in their village. They can also talk to their family abroad due to these facilities.

They internet facilities are available at RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Key Impacts of the Project …cont They internet facilities are available at the village and they can use the internet for information and knowledge outside the village.

The lighting facility in the rural health RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Key Impacts of the Project …cont The lighting facility in the rural health posts, the health workers are now providing services to the emergency case patients in night times also. Particularly, pregnant women have been benefitted during the delivery.

This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECT This project is co-funded by the EU and the Government of Nepal Thank You !