Tag: #renewable energy
Articles tagged with #renewable energy
Here comes the sun
Solar energy is suddenly looking much more attractive after recent floods destroyed hydropower plants
Nepal’s Resource Curse
Recent river disasters are a warning for Nepal not to rely only on hydroelectricity, but what are the energy alternatives?
Nepal as an AI power bank
The country can use surplus clean energy to attract climate-friendly investments in generative AI data centres
Right climate for Nepal’s energy transition
The country’s ambition to boost the economy through clean energy is itself affected by climate risk
The cost of no MCC
Photo: BIKRAM RAI/ NEPALI TIMES ARCHIVESNepal could lose Rs142 billion a year in wasted surplus energy if the Millennium Challenge Corporation…
Post-lockdown comeback for Nepal’s industries
Despite unreliable electricity, dependency on imported raw materials, and lack of skilled labour, a new report paints an optimistic picture as…
The roof is the limit
The buildings inside Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority lined with rooftop photovoltaics. Photo: PRABUDDHA RAJ/WIKIMEDIAThe…
A Year of EcoLogic with Miss Moti
Miss Moti is a body-positive character that I created to deal with my own issues with weight and self-image.Over the years, she has become an…
A Biden presidency, climate and the Himalaya
The south face of Mt Gauri Shankar (7,134m) on the border between Nepal and China is bare rock, and shows how dramatically the snowline has…
Nepal can lead in zero-carbon
The 100kWp Solar Mini Grid in Gutu of Surkhet. All photos: Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC)We are at a critical moment for the future…
Generating electricity (and cash) for Nepalis
Prime Minister K P Oli launching the sale of shares for the Trisuli B hydroelectric project in March 2019, the first in the government’s Nepal’s…
Our uncommon future
There will be a new normal for Nepal, but we have to make it a better normal
Declaring an emergency
Photo : GOPEN RAI/NT ARCHIVEThe Sagarmatha National Sambaad held this week was a dress rehearsal for a bigger international event slated for…
Nepal’s electric transport future is here
RENEWABLE TRANSPORT: Symbolic gestures like President Bidya Devi Bhandari using an electric limousine, and more practical tax breaks for EVs…
Life in the time of tornadoes
Tornado in Bara. Photo: RSSThis is the season for windstorms, and even though the whirlwind that hit the central Tarai on 31 March killing 28…
Trump’s diminishing power and rising rage
NEW YORK – The drama of Donald Trump’s presidency has centered around whether an extremist president would be able to carry out an extremist…