Govt planning to install solar-power plant in Singha Durbar

The government is planning to electrify Singha Durbar, the administrative hub of the country, through solar-power to combat the growing energy crisis, Kantipur daily reported.

The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) is planning to install a 1-MW solar-power plant in Singha Durbar at a cost of Rs 220 million.

We will install the solar power plant in Singha Durbar within this fiscal year, said Narayan Chaulagain, Executive Director, of AEPC, the work will be completed within three months of beginning it.

According to Chaulagain, the efforts to install solar-power plant in Singha Durbar with a loan from Asian Development Bank was on since last year.

The government has now made up its mind to install the solar-power plant with its own resources, if the ADB loan is not approved.

Singha Durbar houses various ministries and government offices. The peak hour for electricity use is during office hours. There is a demand of about 500 KW power inside electricity.

AEPC plans to connect the surplus electricity to the national grid. The nation is looming under a huge power crisis. The supply is less than half the demand. There is a demand of 900 MW of electricity, while the production is less than 400 MW.
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has imposed load shedding for 14 hours everyday due to power crisis.

Installing solar-power plants could be feasible alternative to combat the power crisis. nepalnews.com