Bank aus Verantwortung Nepal’s Initiatives for promotion of Solar PV.

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Nepal’s Initiatives forpromotion of Solar PV

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Some facts about Nepal

Hydro potential of 83,000 MW

About 700 MW has been harnessed

Grid access to about 60 % semi/urban population

12 Hours of load shedding

Nepal enjoys 300 days of sun/year


Rural Nepal


Solar PV: What Nepal achieved

Above 350,000 SHS

Above 75,000 SSHS

Above 150 solar pumped water supply

Above 200 solar systems for schools

Above 200 solar systems for health facilities


Solar Home System


Solar Pumps


Institutional setup for RE promotion

Alternative Energy Promotion center (AEPC) under Ministry of Science, Technology and Environment, 1996 (www.aepc.gov.np)

Central Renewable Energy Fund (CREF) (www.aepc.gov.np)

Renewable Energy Test Station (RETS) 1999 (www.retsnepal.org)

http://www.aepc.gov.np/

http://www.aepc.gov.np/

http://www.retsnepal.org/

PPP as a model for PV promotion

Development PartnersGovernment of

Nepal



The process

AEPC

RETS

PQ Companies

Users/Beneficiaries

Policy

ProductCost-Subsidy

Subsidy form

ASS

Field monitoring

Field monitoring

Subsidy Claim

Subsidy release

Policy

Test certify


Challenges

Minimizing fiduciary risk Market price monitoring and correlating with Subsidy Subsidy disbursement

Minimizing Technical risk System sizing, Quality assurance; Product, installation and maintenance Battery management (used and replaced)

Institutional strengthening; Private sector RETS AEPC and its regional/local units


Addressing the challenges

Market price – Increasing awareness and competition

Subsidy disbursement – Third party monitoring

System sizing- Use of Standard template

Quality assurance - RETS and CTEVT certification

Used Battery management - Battery collection and recycling

Private sector – Trainings (Level I/II and engineers)

RETS - Additional equipment and efficient process

AEPC and its regional/local units - Trainings


Still a challenge

Regular monitoring of market price and subsidy adjustment

Maintaining quality assurance of the PV components

Retaining trained HR and the aftersales service points in rural areas.

Reducing resources for field monitoring

Meeting the increasing power demand; Both Number and capacity.


What we learnt

Public awareness is the must for Price determination, system sizing, battery management, sustainable use

of the system and fiduciary risk management

Quality assurance is the must for Fare marketing and system sustainability

To reach to the rural poor subsidy is one of the prime movers but should start with an exit

mechanism

Demand of electricity increase with time


Conclusion

Myanmar and Nepal having many similarities in socio, economic and geographical aspects

Nepalese experience could be a good reference for Myanmar


KfW’s Next initiative

Regional Practitioners’ PlatformTo bring the regional experts in a common forum for joint discussion on

the ideas and experience relating to RE promotion

First meeting in NEPAL in 2015


Queries

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Thank youNiraj Subedi

Energy Sector SpecialistKFW Nepal Office, Sanepa, lalitpur,

NEPAL00977 1 5523228, [email protected]

Bank aus Verantwortung Nepal’s Initiatives for promotion of Solar PV.

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