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Electrification in the mountain kingdom: the implications of the Nepal Power Development Project (NPDP)
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posted on 2023-06-08, 23:24 authored by Benjamin SovacoolBenjamin Sovacool, Malavika Jain Bambawale, Olivia Gippner, Saroj DhakalThis article explores implications of the Nepal Power Development Project (NPDP), a scheme funded by a consortium of multilateral donors, including the World Bank and the Government of Nepal, to promote grid-connected hydroelectricity, off-grid microhydro energy, and transmission and distribution upgrades. After explaining its methods of data collection – namely research interviews, field research, and a literature review – the article explores the specific components of the NPDP as well as its progress to date. The most successful part of the project focused on Microhydro Village Electrification and distributed more than 250 units to 50,000 households in less than ten years. The article then delves into the delivered benefits of the NPDP before identifying a series of technical, economic, political, and social challenges. It concludes by highlighting how community involvement and mobilization, institutional diversity, reliance on simple technologies matched in proper scale to energy end-uses, maintenance and after sales service, flexibility, and restructuring can enhance the effectiveness of energy development programs.
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- Published
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Energy for Sustainable DevelopmentISSN
0973-0826Publisher
ElsevierExternal DOI
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3Volume
15Page range
254-265Department affiliated with
- SPRU - Science Policy Research Unit Publications
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2015-12-11Usage metrics
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