Essay On Nepal

Nepal: Country Profile

Officially known as the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Nepal is a landlocked country located in South Asia, between the Peoples’ Republic of China in the north and the Republic of India in the south. The country’s covers an area of 147,181 square kilometer and has a population of approximately 31 million. The birthplace of Lord Buddha is also home to Mt. Everest or Sagarmatha, the world’s highest mountain along with seven of the world’s top ten mountains.

Geographically, the country is mainly divided into three regions: Mountain, Hill and Plains. These belts stretch horizontally from the east to the west of the country and intersect at different points by rivers flowing from the north to the south. The mountain region or Himal is

The country has approximately 83,000 megawatts of hydropower potential, out of which about 43,000 megawatts is considered to be economically feasible. The Nepalese people experience about 6 to 8 hours of power cut or load shedding during rainy season, which can reach up to 16 hours during the dry season. This has affected social and economic development resulting in closing down of many industries.

Energy resources in Nepal can mainly be classified into three categories: Traditional, Commercial and Alternative. Traditional energy resources include different types of biomass resources such as agricultural residues and animal dung which are used to produce energy in a more conventional way. Similarly, commercial energy resources include those resources that have well established market prices such as coal, petroleum and electricity. Alternative energy resources include indigenous renewable energy resources such as biogas, micro hydro and solar energy. http://www.wecs.gov.np/pdf/snyopsis.pdf pg. 82

{Water and Energy Commission Secretariat 2010