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NEF team with Board of Directors
Training of Trainers on Electric Cooking
Hydrogen cookstove demonstration
Community level demonstration of hydrogen fueled cookstove

Welcome to Nepal Energy Foundation

NEF was established with the aim of providing efforts for making the energy sector of Nepal sustainable and has been successful in starting some initiatives as envisioned. NEF have been able to start few major initiatives that are of great importance to entire energy sector, to the society, and the nation.

Our Expertise

Advocacy

NEF has a competent advocacy team and mechanism for effective advocacy on energy, climate, and social inclusion. NEF is also capable of, and have been conducting capacity building activities and preparing tools and techniques for the same.

Capacity Building And Economic Empowerment

Capacity development is one of the major competencies of Nepal Energy Foundation. NEF has been providing its expertise in capacity enhancement of professionals working in energy sector, users of energy, and the service providers. NEF is also capable of promoting economic empowerment through providing support for selection of energy-based enterprises, and their design. More specifically, NEF is capable of providing knowledge and skills for promotion of energy-based enterprises using local resources, especially to women and rural population.

Research / Innovation

NEF is proficient in conducting the studies related to energy sector. Research capability is both in grid and off-grid, and the major expertise are in technological, policy, social, economic, and institutional aspects. NEF is currently working in two innovative ideas in collaboration with its international partners: Floating Turbine, and Green Hydrogen Production and Utilization as a cooking fuel.

Policy analysis

Nepal Energy Foundation has a team of energy and legal experts who have a long experience in the sector and are proficient on energy sector policy review, analysis, and providing recommendations.

Electricity distribution system planning and design

NEF houses a robust technical team for conducting study of electricity distribution system. Major expertise of the team is in load research study, electricity distribution system design, analysis, evaluation of losses in the existing system, identification of measures for loss reduction, and recommendations for improving the quality of electricity distribution system.

Gender Mainstreaming

Gender equality is a major issue considered by NEF. NEF has expertise in preparation of tools and techniques for gender mainstreaming, and is capable in facilitation of gender mainstreaming initiatives.

NEF Annual Report (2024)

Book on Micro Hydro and Sustainable Practice (2024)

Flip Chart on electric cooking (2024)

Pamphlet on electric cooking (2023)

Nepal Model of Cross Border Electricity Trade (2022)

Nepal Energy Outlook(2022)

Knowledge Product – Enhancing Energy Management of Community Electrification through Technological and Policy Research (2021)

Policy Brief on Community Electrification (2021)

Policy Brief on Energy Access to marginalized and vulnerable communities (2021)

Infograph on Energy and Marginalized and vulnerable communities (2021)

Synopsis of Electric Cooktops Standards (2019)

NEF At a Glance (2019)

Nepal Energy Outlook (2016)

Our Initiatives

Micro Hydro Power User’s Network

NEF has facilitated for formation of network of Micro Hydro Power Users: National Mini/Micro Hydro Power Users Society (NAMHUS) Nepal, and it has 125 Micro Hydro Projects (MHPs) as its members. The network is working as an association to address common issues, challenges, and a forum to raise collective voice of MHP users. MHP Network represents the micro hydro users of all over the country, and is working for energy security, and economic benefit for far end rural communities adopting evidence-based advocacy and lobbying. In one hand, the network will work for technical and managerial capacity enhancement of the MHP users (e.g, grid synchronization technology, synchronization policy, tariff), and on the other hand, the network will support

Women Network for Energy and Environment (WoNEE)

NEF has facilitated for formation of Women Network for Energy and Environment (WoNEE) and is continuously working for its promotion. With the aspiration of NEF in institutionalizing women’s efforts in energy and environment, WoNEE was formed on 3rd September 2017for promoting women’s access in policy process and decision making. WoNEE is present in all provinces and has more than 100 local networks. Thus, through the use of its social mobilization capability, WoNEE is expected to improve the economic status of women and establish an effective advocacy mechanism to make women friendly energy policy, and create a continuous mechanism to mainstream gender issues in energy sector.

Grid Connection of Jhumsa Khola III MHP

Nepal Energy Foundation (NEF) played a crucial role in grid connection of Jhumsa Khola III MHP (JK3) by establishing Jhumsa Khola III Micro Hydropower Generation Cooperative (JK-3 Cooperative), providing technical and capacity building support to it, coordinating between stakeholders for fund mobilization, especially engaging Nepal Renewable Energy Program (NREP) and the Local Government to this initiative. JK3 being the first MHP that is connected to grid through NREP’s Sustainable Energy Challenge Fund (SECF), it is an important achievement in supporting the sustainability of Micro Hydro Projects. NEF’s support in sustainability of JK3 is beyond grid connection, as it is supporting JK3 cooperative in different avenues in collaboration with the umbrella organization of micro hydro users: NAMHUS (National Mini/Micro Hydro Users Society Nepal) such as transmission and distribution infrastructure upgradation, management capacity enhancement, facilitation for relevant policy formulation, and promotion of productive end uses using locally available raw materials (saal leaf plate production, beekeeping, and e-cooking).