Nepal Household Renewable Energy Access
Dissemination|Activity Status: Closed
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Amount
$209,542 -
Approval Date
April 20, 2013Closing Date
March 31, 2015 -
Donors
Overview
This was a joint World Bank-IFC initiative to scale up off-grid household renewable energy access in rural Nepal. The objectives of the initiative were:
Recommend technical assistance and investment options for scaling up rural mini-/ micro-hydropower;
Recommend options for scaling up renewable technologies (PV, biogas, biomass cook stoves, improved water mills), and the role of OBA/RBF instruments;
Recommend opportunities for micro-finance institutions, financial intermediaries and the private sector;
Outline the World Bank Group prospects for support to the Government's recent National Rural Renewable Energy Program and Central Renewable Energy Fund.
Status
Closed.
The activity has been completed. The analysis focused on limited feasibility for an IFC-World Bank operation because of the structure of the tariffs in the current policy environment. The Nepal Country Partnership Strategy with the World Bank explored including a dialogue on small renewable energy projects and potential partners informed by the analysis completed under this project.