Ongoing Projects

NEF is jointly working together with Achleous Energy Ltd., Mohanyal Rural Municipality, Kuine Rural Electric Cooperative Ltd., and AEPC for pilot installation of Floating turbine in Nepal developed by Achleous Eenrgy Ltd.

The project is supported by USAID/SARI/EI/IRADE and has a duration starting from January 2022 till August 2022. Under this program, various studies and outreach programs are conducted to accelerate cross-border energy trade in Nepal.

The project has been supported by Smarter Micro Grid Ltd. Uk, and is being conducted in two micro hydro projects in Palpa. The project started in Jan 2021 and is being implemented as an ongoing effort of NEF and Smarter Micro Grid Ltd.

NEF has been active in clean cooking sector since long and have initiated few major initiatives to promote clean cooking in Nepal. Recently, NEF has been involved in sensitizing the political phenomenon and local governments for promotion of clean cooking from local level. Workshops and discussions with political leaders and local government representatives at Janakpur, Dhangadhi, and Kathmandu have recently been conducted. And, many other meetings and programs are planned.

1. Demand Letter Submission to the Minister, Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation

Nepal Energy Foundation (NEF) and Women Network for Energy and Environment (WONEE) jointly handed over the letter of demand to Mr. Barsaman Pun, Minister, Ministry of Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation (MoEWRI). The Letter summoned for the equal participation of men and women on policy formulation on energy sector and decision-making procedure.

Nepal, being a male dominated country, has less involvement of women in decision-making role in every sector. Organization like NEF and WONEE would like to change the scenario in energy sector and a demand letter was prepared and submitted to the authorized government agency with the expectation of transformation in gender equality scenario in policy formulation.

The team, led by Mr. Dilli Prasad Ghimire, Managing Director of NEF and Ms. Kala Timalsina, Chairman of WONEE, emphasized that involvement of women should be ensured as per the objective of Nepal Constitution Act. And, provisions should be made for certainty of involvement of women on establishment of any hydro project; equal investment and return access for women on any hydro project; and capacity building of women for employment opportunities on energy sector.

2. Electric Cook Stove Standard Dissemination

Nepal Energy Foundation has provided technical consultancy support to Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) for development of Electric Cookstoves Standard for Nepal with support from the Clean Cooking Alliance (CCA).

The standard is a technical document providing in-depth description of different parameters and requirements of electric cooktops; the synopsis of which is printed in a book, prepared with the objective of communicating the major provisions of standards in a simpler form. The book, written in both Nepali and English language for easy understanding of the general people, is intended to promote quality product in Nepalese market and assist consumers in selecting and use of quality cooktop.

The Standards and its Synopsis was disseminated in a workshop jointly organized by Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), NBSM, NEF, and CCA on 20^th December 2020  in presence of Hon. Member of the National Planning Commission (NPC), Dr. Krishna Prasad Oli, Director General of NBSM, Executive Director of AEPC, and other key delegates of the related agencies and institutions working in the energy sector of Nepal.

3. Interaction on Electrical safety Awareness and its safety song launching

Nepal Energy Foundation (NEF) and Women Network on Energy and Environment (WoNEE) jointly organized the program on 26^th December 2019 with the objective of discussing about the causes of increasing electrical hazards and find the way forward. An electrical safety song (Bidhutiya Surakshya Sandesh geet) prepared by WoNEE and NEF was launched at the program in the presence of the Managing Director of Nepal Electricity Authority, Mr. Kulman Ghising, related stakeholders, and women from the different districts. The song carries a message for raising awareness to the general public to minimize electrical hazards.

Women Network on Energy and Environment (WoNEE) is a NEF promoted network of grassroot women, which aims towards enhancing the capacity of women and promoting involvement of women in energy sector of Nepal. And, NEF is continuously conducting promotional activities for capacity building of WoNEE.

National Mini/Micro Hydro Power Users Society Nepal (NAMHUS), is a NEF’s initiation for ensuring sustainability of micro hydropower projects all over Nepal. With the support on NEF, it has been registered in the Government of Nepal, and is expected to work on behalf of all the micro hydro projects in their common issues. NAMHUS has to be capacitated in order to make it able to function as expected, which is being done by NEF, and a continuous activity of NEF.