It’s high time Nepal exploited solar energy potential to balance the power economy

For the first in Nepal, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) this year announced it has a surplus production. From a country that once suffered load shedding of up to 18 hours, Nepal has reached the time it is exporting electricity to other countries, starting with India . Everyone is applauding the historic feat, yet this has left stakeholders working in the solar energy sector uncertain and dissatisfied about the bureaucrats’ new attitude towards the role of solar energy in Nepal.

They highlight Nepal should redefine energy as it also has a high potential in solar energy and that should be realised by the state too.