1、Decentralisedrenewable energyfor agriculturein Nepal IRENA 2025Unless otherwise stated,material in this publication may be freely used,shared,copied,reproduced,printed and/or stored,provided that appropriate acknowledgement is given of IRENA as the source and copyright holder.Material in this public

2、ation that is attributed to third parties may be subject to separate terms of use and restrictions,and appropriate permissions from these third parties may need to be secured before any use of such material.ISBN:978-92-9260-660-2Citation:IRENA(2025),Decentralised renewable energy for agriculture in

3、Nepal,International Renewable Energy Agency,Abu Dhabi.AcknowledgementsThis report was developed under the guidance of Grbz Gonl(Director,IRENA Country Engagement and Partnerships),and authored by Kavita Rai(IRENA)and Kushal Gautam,Yamuna Ghale,Chitra Narayanswamy and Stephanie Pinnington(Consultants

4、).This report also benefitted from contributions by Nawa Raj Dhakal,Santosh Rai,and Amanul Hak Ansari(Alternative Energy Promotion Centre),Sabnam Shivakoti and Dipak Bharadwaj(Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development),Lenneke Braam and Subash Dhakal(SNV Nepal),Asha Singh(University College

5、London),Nipunika Perera(Expert),Bishal Parajuli,Jiwoo Sun and Wilson Matekenya(IRENA).Technical review was provided by Paul Komor.Publication and editorial support were provided by Francis Field and Stephanie Clarke.The report was edited by Jonathan Gorvett,with design provided by Elkanodata.Unless

6、otherwise indicated,all the photographs used inside this report are the copyright of Kushal Gautam.The cover page photograph by Siddhartha Shrestha shows a village powered by a solar mini-grid in the mountainous Upper Dolpo region of Nepal.The assessment was financially supported through voluntary c