Climate targets: Energy

• NDC content

  19 targets

  • 80% electrification through renewable energy sources having appropriate energy mix by 2050
    Energy | Target year: 2050
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Develop Mini and Micro Hydro Power to reach 15 MW
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Develop 130,000 household biogas systems
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Develop 1,000 institutional biogas plants
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Develop 200 community biogas plants
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • By 2020, increase the share of renewables in energy mix by 20% and diversifying its energy consumption pattern to more industrial and commercial sectors.
    Energy | Target year: 2020
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Develop a electrical (hydro-powered) rail network by 2040 to support mass transportation of goods and public commuting.
    Energy | Target year: 2040
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • 4,000 MW of hydroelectricity by 2020 and 12,000 MW by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • 2,100 MW of solar energy by 2030 with arrangements to distribute it through the grid
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Additional 220 MW of electricity from bio-energy by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Additional 50 MW of electricity from small and micro hydropower plants
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Increase the share of biogas up to 10% as energy for cooking in rural areas
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Increase the share of biogas up to 10% as energy for cooking in rural areas
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Equip every households in rural areas with smokeless (improved) cooking stoves (ICS) by 2030
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Improve 4000 water mills
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Improve 475,000 cooking stoves
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Develop 600,000 solar home system
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Develop 1,500 institutionalsolar power systems (solar PV and solar pumping systems)
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC
  • Reduce its dependency on fossil fuels by 50%.
    Energy
    Source:

    Nepal's INDC

• National laws and policies

  3 targets

  • phase out coal-powered electricty generation by 2030 and by 31 December 2024 for power plants with an electric efficiency of less than 44%
    Energy | Target year: 2030
    Source:

    Law prohibiting coal in electricity production

    Legislative | 2019

  • CO2 neutral electricity production by 2050
    Energy | Target year: 2050
    Source:

    Climate Act

    Legislative | 2019

  • 700MW hydrocapacity in 2007, then 2035MW in 2017, then 4000 MW by 2027
    Energy | Trajectory target | Target year: 2027 | Base year: Business as usual scenario
    Source:

    The National Water Plan

    Executive | 2005

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