Electricity Crisis: Lessons and Possible Way-out

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Electricity Crisis: Lessons and Possible Way-out

- By Brijesh Mainali

436 tons of waste is generated everyday in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. This can generate about 184 MW electricity everyday. Definitely the conversion technology with cleaning mechanism is costly but the cost needs to be looked at the waste management perspective and also the cost of electricity generation. New heat intense processing industrial area can be developed near by such location. This, to some extent, will also lead our metro cities towards a sustainable development.

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The nepalese are facing the problem of electricity which Nepal had never faced before. The problem is at the instant when the government said of high economic growth. The problem is not only the electricity crisis. It is the problem of energy crisis. At the moment the price of petroleum products have been considerably too low as compared to the previous year. So, we are having some relief in energy sector. Thanks to the world wide economic crisis for that purpose but when the economy will try to uplift its standard the price hike in petroleum products will surely affect us adversely. At that time, if we also donot have electricity what will happen ?? That is why, I call it the energy crisis. We are talking about 10,000 Mw of electricity, and most of that for the purpose of exporting it. At first, Our work is not intended to fill that standard and the next is if we get the mentioned power than also, we will not be able to live in light for all 24 hours because the less thoughts have been given to the domestic market. It is a real big problem that is heading towards us. If our government and the policy makers with all the political parties and intellectual comittee will not concentrate on this factor with huge amount of importance, we will be facing the hell of the life in our country. Thank you for Mr. Mainali for taking out the most important chapters for future Nepal in discussion.

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Engineer Brijesh notion to exploit the waste for energy generation is an awesome concept. He has rightly
come out with facts and figures about the energy use and generation. With the massive production of waste in KTM,
this concept can have a breathing space. Energy production from refuse is not a naive notion and many developed worlds have thrived with the recycle of waste. To see and believing what needed is a pilot scale plant in KTM.
Some sort of investment has to be geared and advice of Mr Mainali has to be sought for making such effort. This step will be a stepping stone for building massive plant for energy. Developed countries in line with Nepal Government can form a part and at least NEA which is a leading institution in power production should initiate the process of refuse energy. Without heavily lenient to developmed countries, NEA should match the necessary fund required to install a pilot plant. All the credit goes to Mr Mainali for coming up with notion and NEA should echo to him.

Shekhar Adhikary, email address: adhikarys99@hotmail.com