A team of experts from the government, development partners and Japan’s energy sector will be meeting tomorrow in Kathmandu to promote resilient infrastructure in Nepal in the context of Nepal’s vulnerabilities to natural disasters. The workshop on ‘Enhancing Climate/Disaster-Resilient Renewable Energy Distributed Power System in Nepal’ is being organised on September 10-11 by the World Bank in partnership with the government and Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC), while benefiting from Japanese expertise in the area.
“Nepal is one of the most vulnerable countries to disasters and the impact of global climate change,” World Bank country manager for Nepal Faris H Hadad-Zervos said, adding that the workshop is a valuable opportunity to support both the public and private sector to provide resilient and sustainable energy services in Nepal, especially successful off-grid electricity supply.
The workshop will bring together the expertise, technologies and best practices on resilient distributed generation from experts from Japan with the support of ‘Japan-World Bank Programme for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries,’ funded by the government of Japan and managed by Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR).
The workshop will discuss disaster resilient micro-grid systems in Sendai and Maldives, building resilient infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), and the future perspectives of resilient mini-grid system development.
“This is a unique platform for Nepali and Japanese experts to share learnings and find common solutions to build resilient infrastructure and disaster risk management in Nepal to benefit the country and its stakeholders,” said Junior Professional Officer of the World Bank Eriko Ichikawa.
The workshop will ultimately aim to support the country’s effort to improve the overall energy supply situation, through mobilising energy-service companies to increase capacity of renewable energy mini-grids, capturing private sector efficiencies through PPPs, and encouraging private capital investment in the sector, while ensuring the resiliency of the system.
“Nepal is one of the most vulnerable countries to disasters and the impact of global climate change,” World Bank country manager for Nepal Faris H Hadad-Zervos said, adding that the workshop is a valuable opportunity to support both the public and private sector to provide resilient and sustainable energy services in Nepal, especially successful off-grid electricity supply.
The workshop will bring together the expertise, technologies and best practices on resilient distributed generation from experts from Japan with the support of ‘Japan-World Bank Programme for Mainstreaming Disaster Risk Management in Developing Countries,’ funded by the government of Japan and managed by Global Facility for Disaster Reduction and Recovery (GFDRR).
The workshop will discuss disaster resilient micro-grid systems in Sendai and Maldives, building resilient infrastructure through Public-Private Partnerships (PPPs), and the future perspectives of resilient mini-grid system development.
“This is a unique platform for Nepali and Japanese experts to share learnings and find common solutions to build resilient infrastructure and disaster risk management in Nepal to benefit the country and its stakeholders,” said Junior Professional Officer of the World Bank Eriko Ichikawa.
The workshop will ultimately aim to support the country’s effort to improve the overall energy supply situation, through mobilising energy-service companies to increase capacity of renewable energy mini-grids, capturing private sector efficiencies through PPPs, and encouraging private capital investment in the sector, while ensuring the resiliency of the system.
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