The rural areas of Nepal that are out of reach of the
national grid have stopped waiting for the government. They have their own
small hydropower plants managed by local community groups and cooperatives. A
government subsidy of Rs 255,000 per kW produced also spurred communities to
take power into their own hands. Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC)
reported that the total installed capacity of small-scale hydroelectric
projects in Nepal topped 48 MW this year. Around 2,500 micro-hydro plants of
between 5-100KW were installed all over the country, electrifying 200,000
households in the last 30 years.
September
25
http://nepalitimes.com/page/micro-hydro-in-nepal-affected-by-the-spread-of-national-grid
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