Current status of renewable energy in Nepal: Opportunities and challenges

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4107-4117

  Surendra, K C ^a   Khanal, Samir Kumar ^a   Shrestha, Prachand ^b   Lamsal, Buddhi ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Developing country; Fossil fuel; Hydropower; Nepal; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURAL WASTES; BIOFUELS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMICS; ENERGY POLICY; FOSSIL FUELS; HYDRAULIC MACHINERY; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RURAL AREAS; SOLAR ENERGY; WIND POWER;

HYDROPOWER; LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; NEPAL; PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;

ENERGY UTILIZATION;

EID: 82255165171     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.07.022     Document Type: Review

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