scholarly journals A Power Paradox: Growth of the Hydro Sector in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. 5-21 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ratna Sansar Shrestha ◽  
Stephen Biggs ◽  
Scott Justice ◽  
Amanda Manandhar Gurung
Keyword(s):  
Energy Security ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Industrial Training ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
Drinking And Irrigation ◽  
Hydropower Potential ◽  
Technical Capacity

Nepal has tremendous hydropower potential yet paradoxically experiences, until recently, loadshedding of up to 18 hours daily in the dry season and has not achieved self-reliant energy security. This paper analyses this paradox by reviewing the growth of hydroelectricity sector in Nepal. It identifies four phases; the illustration of technical capacity, industrial training and early investments, major policy challenges and paradigm shift and maturing hydropower sector. The spread of improved water mills as well as hydro installations is also reviewed briefly. The paper argues that Nepal will meet much of its projected national demand very soon (2018/19) but attaining self-reliant energy security after displacing fossil fuel is not in the horizon yet. While substantial hydro investments are in the pipeline; a strong, diverse hydro-mechanical manufacturing industry is established. But the electro-mechanical industry is non-existent. Policies have attracted substantial private investment in hydropower sector, but it is not geared towards the use of electricity for overall economic development of Nepal and has yet to streamline policy with respect to lean season augmented flow of water for drinking and irrigation purposes within and outside Nepal. A more fundamental paradox is that Nepal government has yet to acknowledge these anomalies that hinder sustainable economic developments.HYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water, Energy and Environment Issue: 23Year: 2018

Energy, Environment, and Security: Critical Links in a Post-Peak World

2010 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 79-100 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shane Mulligan
Keyword(s):  
Human Ecology ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Energy Resources ◽  
Ecological Security ◽  
Fossil Energy ◽  
Political Analysis ◽  
Global Environmental Politics ◽  
Global Environmental ◽  
Energy Environment

Energy supplies are central to human ecology and key to the sustainability of human communities, but the decline of fossil fuel resources is largely ignored in global environmental politics. Most political analysis of energy focuses on state-centered “energy security” while largely overlooking discourses of environmental or ecological security. Yet energy and the environment are intimately connected; in the 1970s and 1980s, energy resources were seen as very much a part of the environment to be secured, while today fossil energy is seen as an evident threat to the environment, especially through the medium of climate change. This article surveys the changing relationships among energy, the environment, and security, and suggests a framework for examining the discursive forces that have affected such changes. This framework offers guidance toward developing a more ecologically informed approach to energy and (state, global, and human) security under conditions of scarce and declining global fossil fuel supplies.

scholarly journals Barbados towards 100% Renewable Energy: Case Scenarios for 2030 National Energy Target Plans

2021 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-17
Author(s):  
Sheldon Marshall ◽  
Randy Koon Koon
Keyword(s):  
Power Generation ◽  
Renewable Energy ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
Environmental Parameters ◽  
Small Island ◽  
Annual Growth Rate ◽  
Energy Profile ◽  
Case Scenario ◽  
The Impact

The integration of renewable energy (RE) into the overall energy mix of Caribbean nations has been increasing in recent times. The volatile nature of the carbon-based industry through fluctuations in prices of fossil fuel based-products renders it necessary to promote an aggressive energy profile transition to renewable energy, as this is crucial to energy security in these vulnerable Small Island Developing States (SIDS). The nation of Barbados has notably understood this reality and, as such, its government has endorsed the approach of 100% RE implementation by 2030. This paper explores three distinctive annual growth rate (AGR) scenarios to assess the impact on the expected power generation, economic and environmental parameters through the period of 2019-2030. Notable findings at a high case scenario for 2030 (at an AGR of 3%) projects a power generation of 1.343 Tera-watts-hour (TWh), which will displace 790,500 barrels of oil equivalent (boe), resulting in an abatement of approximately 0.95 million tons of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

scholarly journals Kali Gandaki ‘A’ Hydroelectric Project in Environmental Perspectives

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 15-21
Author(s):  
Rajendra P. Thanju
Keyword(s):  
Local Community ◽  
Mitigation Measures ◽  
Public Infrastructure ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
Hydroelectric Project ◽  
Hydropower Potential ◽  
Project Construction ◽  
Community Improvement ◽  
Operation Phase ◽  
Installed Capacity

Hydropower is one of the cleanest, renewable and environmentally benign sources of energy. Nepal is blessed with immense source of water resources and huge hydropower potential. The Kali Gandaki ‘A’ (KGA) Hydroelectric Project is the largest hydropower project constructed so far in Nepal. The project is a daily pondage type scheme with an installed capacity of 144 MW. The KGA is one of the first largest hydropower projects that has been well studied environmentally and socially in the pre-project, construction and operation stages. A full team of multi-disciplinary professionals was involved during the construction phase to monitor environmental impacts and compliance with contract clauses, and to implement the mitigation measures. Implementation of KGA in what was once considered as a remote area, has resulted in multifold beneficial impacts to the local community. Improvement of public infrastructure, enhanced educational facilities and employment of local populations, including affected families during project construction and operation phase, have enhanced the quality of rural lives. The KGA operation has contributed significantly to Nepal’s power system and has boosted the economic development of the country. Key words: Hydropower; environmental monitoring; impacts; mitigation; resettlement; Nepal Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment Vol. I No. 1, 2007 pp. 15-21

Conclusions

2020 ◽  
pp. 296-304
Author(s):  
James Leigland
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Private Investment ◽  
Cost Effective ◽  
The Political ◽  
The Sustainable Development ◽  
Fundamental Causes ◽  
Development Goals ◽  
The Cost ◽  
Technical Capacity ◽  
Poor Infrastructure

For reasons discussed in preceding chapters, public–private partnerships (PPPs) are unlikely to have major positive impacts on achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) or on the provision of transformational regional infrastructure, as envisioned by the G20. PPPs will continue to play modest but still important roles in the cost-effective provision of infrastructure service in many developing countries, as long as they are well structured, appropriately supported, and carefully monitored and evaluated. But PPPs made sustainable with large measures of concessional finance will do a disservice in the developing world if they distract from the fact that the fundamental causes of poor infrastructure service delivery in developing countries have very little to do with the availability of private investment. Those causes involve things like government policies, institutions, technical capacity, as well as the political economy realities of these countries and their relationships with development partners

scholarly journals Cooperation and Security: Examining the Political Discourse on Natural Gas Transit in Ukraine and Slovakia

Energies ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (22) ◽  
pp. 5969
Author(s):  
Kateryna Yakovenko ◽  
Matúš Mišík
Keyword(s):  
Natural Gas ◽  
Energy Security ◽  
Political Discourse ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
The Political ◽  
Nord Stream ◽  
Under Construction ◽  
The Eu

The COVID-19 pandemic appeared in the midst of developing the European Green Deal, the most ambitious project to decarbonise the EU’s economy to date. Among other issues, the project highlighted the challenges connected to the long-term role of natural gas as a fossil fuel in the European economy. Moreover, the changes to the gas architecture caused by the development of new import infrastructure (especially Nord Stream and its extension, which is currently under construction) put additional pressure on the transit countries, mainly of which are linked to the Brotherhood pipeline. These have been strong supporters of natural gas utilisation and harsh critics of new pipelines that circumvent their territories, as they consider energy transit to be an important part of their energy sectors. This research examines the political discourse on gas transit in Slovakia and Ukraine in order to identify the main arguments connected to these positions. The paper examines a total of 233 textual units from both countries for the period 2014–2018. It concludes that, while Ukraine sees transit predominantly through the lens of cooperation with the EU and other actors, the Slovak political discourse considers gas transit in terms of energy security and the availability of gas for the national economy.

scholarly journals Underground Space for Infrastructure Development and Engineering Geological Challenges in Tunneling in the Himalayas

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 ◽  
pp. 43-49
Author(s):  
Krishna Kanta Panthi
Keyword(s):  
Cost Effective ◽  
Tectonic Activity ◽  
Infrastructure Development ◽  
Economic Prosperity ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
Hydropower Potential ◽  
Underground Caverns ◽  
Himalayan Geology ◽  
High Degree ◽  
The Himalaya

Being topographically steep and consisting of many rivers originating from the glaciers of the Himalaya, Nepal is gifted in water resources. As a developing country, Nepal needs to accelerate to develop its crucial infrastructures for the economic prosperity of the nation. This is achievable by developing the enormous hydropower potential available, making short and efficient roads through the steep mountain topography, extracting mines for various purposes, and providing cost effective solutions for the storage facilities. These developments are not possible unless tunnels and underground caverns are used. Due to tectonic activity, however, the rock mass in Nepal and across the Himalayan region is somewhat different in their engineering behaviour. These differences in mechanical behaviour are mainly caused by a high degree of folding, faulting, shearing, fracturing and deep weathering. As a result, severe instability problems associated with this complex geological setup have to be faced during tunnelling. This is the major challenge to be addressed in a scientific manner in order to make tunnel option more cost effective, feasible and safer. This paper delineates the possible areas where tunnels and underground caverns are needed and may play an important role in the socio-economic development of the nation, discusses the major geological challenges faced while tunnelling, and briefly describes methodologies to be used for analysing geological uncertainties. Key words: Himalayan geology, tunnelling, Nepal Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment Vol. I, Issue No. 1 (2007) pp. 43-49

Students’ Perceptions and Effects Towards New Teaching Approach in Energy and Environment

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manuel E. Ferreira ◽  
Celina P. Leão
Keyword(s):  
Mechanical Engineering ◽  
Fossil Fuel ◽  
New Products ◽  
Status Quo ◽  
Teaching Approach ◽  
Assessment Methodology ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
The World ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Innovation And Entrepreneurship

This paper presents the results of a new teaching approach in the Energy and Environment 6, in the 5th and last year of the Integrated Master in Mechanical Engineering of University of Minho. This curricular unit focus on the fossil fuel resources and combustion. For a Mechanical Engineering starting his/her career this status quo can be seen as an opportunity rather than a barrier. Thus, the students were invited to do a research on several subjects with the purpose to find challenges and opportunities to be addressed. The final purpose of this project was to give motivation to the students in order to find ideas for new products, services, technologies, etc., to develop in their future career, based on the idea of finding things they should do for the world rather than ask others what to do. Summing up, to promote innovation and entrepreneurship. The results of the questionnaire to obtain students’ perceptions towards the implementation of this new teaching approach and assessment methodology in order to improve and apply it in the future are discussed showing a positive result.

scholarly journals Realizing Hydropower Development for Energy Security in Nepal

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rajeswar Man Sulpya
Keyword(s):  
Energy Security ◽  
Hydropower Development ◽  
Energy And Environment

Not availableHYDRO Nepal JournalJournal of Water, Energy and Environment Issue: 23Year: 2018

scholarly journals Paraguay, Bhutan and Nepal: Landlocked but Hydropower Rich Cases of the Lame duck, Flying Goose and Sitting Duck!

2009 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 4-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Santa Bahadur Pun
Keyword(s):  
Growth Rate ◽  
Load Shedding ◽  
Hydropower Plant ◽  
Gdp Growth ◽  
Three Gorges ◽  
Energy And Environment ◽  
Gdp Growth Rate ◽  
Hydropower Potential ◽  
Lame Duck ◽  
Installed Capacity

Paraguay has 5.6 million people, Bhutan has 0.6 million and Nepal has 27 million, all small land locked countries with rich hydropower potential. The 12,600 MW Itaipu Project commissioned on Paraguay-Brazil border river, Parana, was the world’s largest hydropower plant until China’s Three Gorges superseded it in 2007. Paraguay’s share, half of Itaipu’s generation, is on average of about 44,000 million units annually with over 90% sold to Brazil. Nepal’s projected average annual generation from three major multipurpose projects, at Sapta Koshi, Karnali Chisapani and Pancheshwar’s 50%, totals about the same. Despite two decades of such large volume of power export, however, Paraguay remains the second poorest country in South America. Nepal, with a tiny 550 MW of hydropower capacity, is undergoing bouts of load shedding and is mired in controversies. Bhutan, with a mere export of about 1,300 MW, comprising 60% of the national revenue, has therefore been strongly recommended as the model for Nepal to replicate. If India is to maintain her 9% GDP growth rate then she will require 785,000 MW (6 times the present installed capacity) of power by 2026/27. Along with this demand for power, she will also need huge quantities of additional freshwater. While there are options for power, there are none for water. All large or small storage projects in Nepal augment water to the rivers flowing down to India. So far India’s policy has been to obtain this augmented water through Nepal’s default. Nepal needs to seriously consider why Paraguay, despite its huge export, is a lame duck while Bhutan with a tiny export is a flying goose!Key words: Power export, Karnali Chisapani, Pancheshwar, Sapta Koshi, Nepal-India Water Resources negotiations,Nepal’s default, Paraguay, Bhutandoi: 10.3126/hn.v3i0.1895Hydro Nepal: Journal of Water, Energy and Environment Issue No. 3, January, 2008 Page 4-8

A qualitative study among potential manufacturers on the development of ‘Made in Malaysia’ biological products: Challenges and proposed solutions

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yvonne Siew Khoon Khoo ◽  
Kamaruzaman Saleh
Keyword(s):  
Manufacturing Industry ◽  
Pharmaceutical Product ◽  
Government Support ◽  
Public And Private ◽  
Policy Makers ◽  
Biological Products ◽  
Pharmaceutical Manufacturers ◽  
Working Together ◽  
Technical Capacity ◽  
Made In

Aim: To examine the challenges in development of biological products among Malaysian pharmaceutical manufacturers.Methods: We conducted in-depth interviews (IDIs) with senior management of five local pharmaceutical product manufacturers from December 2015 to September 2016. We performed a purposive sampling focusing on local pharmaceutical manufacturers with existing sterile manufacturing facility and known intentions to develop biological products. Audio recordings were transcribed verbatim and coded, with common themes identified and analysed. Information provided by participants was verified with a policy maker.Results: Participants were generally apprehensive in viewing the sustainability of a local bio manufacturing industry, despite the availability of various government incentives. Our research uncovered some common themes on challenges in developing ‘Made in Malaysia’ biological products. These include: lack of technical capacity (know-how) in bio manufacturing, lack of understanding on regulatory requirements, susceptibility to litigation by originator biological product manufacturers, limited commercial viability of Malaysian biological products, and a fragmented government support system. Through our discussion with participants, some solutions to encourage a thriving bio-based industry in Malaysia through public and private contributions, are proposed.Conclusions: There are genuine challenges to be addressed by local pharmaceutical manufacturers and policy makers in working together to develop a biopharmaceutical industry in Malaysia. From product research and development to commercialisation stage, public and private partnership towards commercial sustenance of ‘Made in Malaysia’ biological products is key to our country’s vision of a successful bio manufacturing industry.

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