Kathmandu, November 18
Altogether 3,191 students from 24 remote districts who are studying in the federal capital, Kathmandu, have been provided with electric cooking stoves.
The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre distributed eco-friendly and energy-efficient stoves to the students hailing from remote parts of the country and studying in Kathmandu in rented places. Students pursuing studies in Bachelors or above benefitted from the government’s scheme, the Centre said.
Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Deepak Khadka inaugurated another round of electric stove distribution campaigns amid a programme at his office on November 17. Minister Khadka expressed confidence that this scheme would aid in the promotion and expansion of renewable energy besides providing support to the students from geographically remote places.
Khadka also believed that it would increase the domestic consumption of domestically produced electricity. Though little, it also contributes to achieving the pledges on climate action, according to him.
He instructed the Centre to give continuity to the campaign like this. Stating that Nepal was making significant strides in the energy sector, he proudly shared that Nepal has been exporting locally produced energy to the international market at present.
Khadka reminded the government’s ambitious goal of generating 28,500 megawatts of electricity within 10 years. Similarly, Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Suresh Acharya appreciated the objectives met by the Centre. He argued that electric cooking stoves had made an important contribution to increasing energy consumption and promoting clean energy.
