Focus On Clean Energy

Clean energy such as hydro electricity, solar, wind and geothermal plants produce a negligible amount of greenhouse gases, and it mitigates our reliance on fossil fuels. This mode of energy is friendly for the environment. Reliance on fossil fuel-based energy production, coupled with the rising fuel and energy prices, has been placing an enormous burden on the climate and environment worldwide in general and South Asian region in particular. Nepal is making a steady stride in the hydropower sector and over 95 per cent of Nepal's population has now access to electricity. Power consumption has grown by 15 per cent annually, which shows that Nepal is gradually becoming self-reliant on electricity, mainly the hydropower, and it greatly helps in replacing fossil fuels with electricity and other clean energy sources.