NEPAL

Question 1

What energy source did Nepal use before

Answer 1

Fuelwood

Question 2

Challenges for Nepal government to provide everyone with electricity

Answer 2

Population of 30m. No sources of non renewable energy. Mountainous region so hard to import resources. No longer can rely on fuelwood as deforestation

Question 3

What did Nepal use to overcome some of the problems

Answer 3

• micro-hydro schemes

Question 4

Advantages of micro-hydro plants

Answer 4

• sustainable
• cheap
• Easy to maintain, maintained by village community

Question 5

What is Nepal thinking of building

Answer 5

• Wind schemes

- Solar panels

Question 6

Pros and cons on wind scheme in Nepal

Answer 6

Pros
Seems promising as there is quite a lot of wind in mountainous regions
Renewable
Clean
Efficient

Cons
Winds can gust at very high speeds - damaging the wind turbines
Expensive
Hard to maintain
Icing up of blade

Question 7

Pros and cons of solar panels in Nepal

Answer 7

Pros
Can be used for heating and producing electricity
Clean and efficient

Cons

Limited number of sunshine periods - cold area + shadows from mountain
Expensive
No space in mountainous region - hard to set up
Heavy snow in mountain will cover the solar panel