Social Sciences, asked by SamipKarna, 3 days ago

how can you say electricity is the most important infrastructure of development in Nepal ?
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Answered by ksaikumarreddy097
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Nepal has no known major oil, gas, or coal reserves,[2] and its position in the Himalayas makes it hard to reach remote communities. Consequently, most Nepali citizens have historically met their energy needs with biomass, human labor, imported kerosene, and/or traditional vertical axis water mills. Energy consumption per capita is thus low, at one-third the average for Asia as a whole and less than one-fifth of the world average.

The country has considerable hydroelectricity potential.[3] The commercially viable potential is estimated at about 44 GW from 66 hydropower sites.[2]

In 2010, the electrification rate was only 53% (leaving 12.5 million people without electricity) and 76% depended on wood for cooking. With about 1 toe for every $1,000 of GDP, Nepal has the poorest energy intensity among all south Asian countries. The country has therefore very large energy efficiency potential.[1]

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