The Geography of Nepal is very critical. Due to the unusual landmarks and geographical coverage with plane, mountainous and hilly region. Sustainable development is a bigger challenge technically and theoretically. But ,Nature gives us the tremendous support for the hydropower .
Hydropower is one of resources which has a potential to change the living standard of the people who live in rural areas. Question may arises that Nepal is using electricity so far for the centuries still 40% of Nepalis are facilitate with electricity. So what about the 60% people ? When they will get electricity?
Well answer is quite easy may be 10yrs 20 yrs or ...? The lack of the proper plan from the government side , Huge budget require for the installment of electric system. the lack of capital investment and the feasibility study.
Though there are many positive aspect from the government side to perform the microhydropower project.
Many NGOS and INGOS are working on small scale hydropower project and plan, community itself is motivated to establish a project which is a very positive response and self awareness .
Source(CBS report in Poverty of Nepal 2010-2011)
This report shows truly an immediate attention is needed in the rural areas of Nepal to reduce poverty.
This can be done only by various aspect of basic need. In that the Electricity plays the vital role. So a question may come how we can achieve the sustainable development.
Well the answer is easy to establish hydropower and invest huge amount of capital in hydropower. Installed capacity of hydropower so far is 640 MW and the maximum demand is around 1040 MW. So the lack of power which results in the load-shedding in country upto 18hrs/day in a spring and in autumn seasons and the 4hrs/day in a summer seasons. For only the 40% people the load-shedding is this much and if imagine the whole population what will be the load-shedding.
The current demanding in electricity is 8% to 10%( 2010 report of NEA) if the growth rate is increase in so then the upcoming year 2013-2014 Nepal may have the huge power cut of upto 19hr to 20hrs day.
The power shortage may increase the poverty rate and decrease the economy. Whole economy depends on how much power is utilizes by that country. A shortage of power may increase in the cost of the product which directly effected to the consumer. This is main issue why the immediate attention is needed. The import of fossil fuel from India which growth rate is 11.61% (2010 world bank). The Indo Nepal trade loss contain the 60% only in bio-fuel Assume if we increase the production in energy and the less dependency in fossil fuel and in india there is a profit and profit .
The Hydropower is a clean energy and unfriendly Nepal can make carbon trade and it will be next income source fro Nepal government.
There are few point I would like to add why we go for the hydropower for sustainable development
1> The energy in dependency towards fossil fuel
2> For the overall growth
3> To reduce the poverty rate
4< Decrease the Indo-Nepal trade loss
5> Carbon Trade
6> Better future
Hydropower is one of resources which has a potential to change the living standard of the people who live in rural areas. Question may arises that Nepal is using electricity so far for the centuries still 40% of Nepalis are facilitate with electricity. So what about the 60% people ? When they will get electricity?
Well answer is quite easy may be 10yrs 20 yrs or ...? The lack of the proper plan from the government side , Huge budget require for the installment of electric system. the lack of capital investment and the feasibility study.
Though there are many positive aspect from the government side to perform the microhydropower project.
Many NGOS and INGOS are working on small scale hydropower project and plan, community itself is motivated to establish a project which is a very positive response and self awareness .
Source(CBS report in Poverty of Nepal 2010-2011)
This report shows truly an immediate attention is needed in the rural areas of Nepal to reduce poverty.
This can be done only by various aspect of basic need. In that the Electricity plays the vital role. So a question may come how we can achieve the sustainable development.
Well the answer is easy to establish hydropower and invest huge amount of capital in hydropower. Installed capacity of hydropower so far is 640 MW and the maximum demand is around 1040 MW. So the lack of power which results in the load-shedding in country upto 18hrs/day in a spring and in autumn seasons and the 4hrs/day in a summer seasons. For only the 40% people the load-shedding is this much and if imagine the whole population what will be the load-shedding.
The current demanding in electricity is 8% to 10%( 2010 report of NEA) if the growth rate is increase in so then the upcoming year 2013-2014 Nepal may have the huge power cut of upto 19hr to 20hrs day.
The power shortage may increase the poverty rate and decrease the economy. Whole economy depends on how much power is utilizes by that country. A shortage of power may increase in the cost of the product which directly effected to the consumer. This is main issue why the immediate attention is needed. The import of fossil fuel from India which growth rate is 11.61% (2010 world bank). The Indo Nepal trade loss contain the 60% only in bio-fuel Assume if we increase the production in energy and the less dependency in fossil fuel and in india there is a profit and profit .
The Hydropower is a clean energy and unfriendly Nepal can make carbon trade and it will be next income source fro Nepal government.
There are few point I would like to add why we go for the hydropower for sustainable development
1> The energy in dependency towards fossil fuel
2> For the overall growth
3> To reduce the poverty rate
4< Decrease the Indo-Nepal trade loss
5> Carbon Trade
6> Better future
