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Practices of EIA in Nepal

26 April 2022
As a developing country, Nepal has been taking great measures in environmental protection and management including the requirements for EIA, which was first stressed in its seventh Five-Year Plan (1985 - 1990). Several policy initiatives had been issued over the years, among the latest are the…

Nepal: Power Transmission and Distribution Efficiency Enhancement Project

7 October 2021

MBIs for Air Quality Improvement in Ulaanbaatar

26 August 2021
The presentation covers the use of market-based instruments to improve air quality in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia.

Work Continued during the Pandemic: Kaligandaki Transmission Line Corridor Project

12 November 2020
This presentation shares the project team's expereince in maintaining the momentum on project implementation amidst a pandemic.

Solar Organic Rankine Cycle Technology for Electricity Generation, Heating and Cooling: A New Pathway for Sustainable Development in Himalayas and Terai Regions of Nepal

17 June 2020
Solar organic Rankine cycle technology (SORC) uses thermal energy from the sun to produce electricity. In addition, it provides hot water, space heating, and cooling for people living in Himalayas and Terai regions of Nepal. Furthermore, it displaces the need of using kerosene or other traditional…

Renewable Energy Policy in Mongolia -- Feed-in Tariff to Auction (EN and CN)

2 September 2019
This presentation gave an overview of the renewable energy policies in Mongolia, including existing energy resources (hydro, wind, and solar), investment in renewable energy, and policy amendments related to renewable energy.​

Renewable Energy Policy in Mongolia -- Feed-in Tariff to Auction (RUS)

2 September 2019
This presentation gave an overview of the renewable energy policies in Mongolia, including existing energy resources (hydro, wind, and solar), investment in renewable energy, and policy amendments related to renewable energy.

Tackling Inclusion and Scale to Reach the Last Mile for Rural Poverty Alleviation: Key Insights from Asian Examples in the Poor People's Energy Outlook 2018

20 June 2019
Leaving no one behind is a core theme for the energy access sector and relates directly to the potential for energy access programs to inclusively address rural poverty. This presentation discussed key insights from detailed analysis of at-scale energy access programs in India and Nepal from Poor…

Barriers and Enablers to Renewable Energy Financing and Investment for Grid-connected Wind and Solar

20 June 2019
Wind and solar are undergoing a global revolution with rapidly increasing installations driven by a range of technical, economic, regulatory, and institutional drivers. Recent work under the USAID, US-APEC Technical Assistance to Advance Regional Integration (US-ATAARI) project, found that…

Scene Setting: Green Buildings and Eco-Districts Financing and Implementation Mechanisms

20 June 2019
How do you promote green building, energy efficiency, performing cooling, and heating methods in countries/cities that are lacking capacity? In this presentation, Mr. Heckmann discussed ADB's Ulaanbaatar Green Affordable Housing and Resilient Urban Renewal Project. It is a large-scale demonstration…