AEPC Executive Director Ram Prasad Dhital address a gathering during the renewable energy summit.
KATHMANDU, MAR 23 - Experts in renewable energy have emphasised on better communications during a gathering to finalise a plan of action to connect three million households to
clean energy sources by mid 2017 under the National Rural and Renewable Energy Programme (NRREP) of Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) .
Addressing the gathering of over two dozen experts in the Capital last week, AEPC Executive Director Ram Prasad Dhital said, “We have been able to achieve desired results so far.
However, we realise that we need to improve in sharing information and creating synergy within the organisation so that we are in even better position to communicate the benefits of alternative energy to Nepalis†“I am sure our interaction today on this most important aspect of our work will help us overcome our weaknesses,†he added.
The NRREP was established to reduce dependency on traditional energy and to achieve sustainable development through integrating alternative energy with socioeconomic activities for disadvantaged Nepalis in rural communities.
“We are on track and I am satisfied with the progress. But we have not been effective in reaching out important groups that we work with,†said Kjartan Gullbra,
international senior technical adviser at the AEPC, emphasising on further promotion of the programme.
The mid-term review of the programme has made a number of recommendations, including strengthening its overall communications with key AEPC stakeholders.
“Adequate and accurate information relating to the product needs to reach potential beneficiaries before the technology is available in Nepal,†said Kapil Tamot, managing director of White Lotus Centre (WLC) which carried out an in-depth assessment of AEPC’s outreach and the current partnership structure.
Having devised a strategy, the centre is helping AEPC finalise an action plan to overcome the existing gaps.
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