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Julie Pollard
Issue Date
30/01/2015 , 10/05/2010
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en
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Energy
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Renewable Energy Village IA32350102NEP
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This project aims to enhance the opportunities of marginalised rural families in the villages of Devisthaan and Chepang Gaon in the remote Gorkha district of Nepal, by increasing their access to clean energy services. Families are already beginning to benefit from electricity as a result of small-scale wind turbines combined with solar photo-voltaic and WLED (White Light Emitting Diode) technologies with smaller power outputs, which can provide electricity for more households. This phase of the project is focusing on reducing the cost of wind energy systems by promoting local resources and enabling some of the community to generate income through maintaining the systems. The specific objectives of the project are: To demonstrate and promote low-cost small wind energy technology To promote affordable WLED lamps powered by wind energy systems To build the capacities of local institutions and families to help ensure sustainable management of wind energy systems and to promote efficient energy use within their homes. Some 40 families in Devisthaan and 29 families in Chepang Gaon are now able to access electricity through renewable energy power. In total, 479 women, men and children are benefitting from lighter, cleaner and safer homes. These simple, practical solutions have had both direct and indirect impacts on the families of the demonstration villages, ranging from increases in income to improvements in health, particularly for women and children.
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