As you all know the current state of power outage in Nepal. 16 hours of black-out every day is really difficult for every one to cope with. I want to do something that would help my family get rid of prolonged load shedding. I am doing research on alternate way of generating electricity for a single house hold and based on my initial research i have found that solar powered system could be the best option. But the problem is; i have i have no idea how much it will cost to install solar panel for 3 KW in Nepal. I am also not aware who manufacture them in KTM. If any of you know the alternate way of generating electricity for a single house hold then it would be helpful everyone of us.

Sathi what about battery. But i am not totally aware of how long battery can hold for since when i was in nepal there was no black out for such an extended period of time.

solar electric
http://www.solarelectricsupply.com/

hey usofa,
visit http://www.solarbuzz.com/CompanyListings/Nepal.htm for the list of companies which provide solar energy services in Nepal.
I have 65W solar panel in my house and it cost around NRS45000 (installed in 1999). Good enough only for lighting the house, if you use color television it won't last long. But you can increase the capacity as per your need, i don't know the current price.

Thanks

There are many ways to generate power. Try the following link, if you have source of water nearby your home,

 

http://www.platypuspower.com.au/240vac.html#7kw

my family uses solar energy in nepal and i think grand total it cost us like 1 lakh n 50 grand nepali rupees with that we light our whole house we have like 10 rooms and watch tv and films and but no cooking and heating stuff,my mom says it is totally worth it........

Thanks shantasamundra for the info. By the way, do you know where to buy solar electric system in Nepal?

Thanks,

BK

Shantasamudra:

It sounds great for installing solar panels for electricity generation for one house with 10 rooms for only 150,000 Rs.

If you are to use NEA power, it would have cost Rs 2500 per month. Then it means the payback period is 60 months or 5 years. But if NEA cost is lower than Rs2500 a month for other smaller hosues, the payback period will increase above 5 years. Of course, the payback calculation does not account for maintenance or repairs works required.

What happens during rainy season, when the Sun will not shine for few consecutive days? or during cloudy days without sun, can you store the electricity by charging batteries?

Please enlighten us with more details .

Thank you.

So if ordinary people go for these solar panels, and generating thier own electricity.. I wonder why we even need Governemtn of Nepal? What the hell they are doing.. those asssssholes?????? Fug them Off.

Maile suneko ta Nepal ma khoi euta gang bandai cha re, 18 hrs load shedding bhayeko bela ma josle mayanbatti ya tukki jasto batti bahek aru balcha(tubelight ya chim haru),tini haru ko ghar phutalne re...               desh andhakar bhayeko bela kina tyo euta ghar ujyalo parne bhanne uniharu ko bhanai re..

maile ta ekantipur ma padheko jasto lagcha..tara kun issue ma ho yaad bhayena...

In fact, that's already happening....

In one house they have pretty god system.. and during load sheddign they could watch TV at home... and passerby become so jealous that they throw bricks and stones at the gate of the house.

Yeah, this might be true..... afterall, going back to stone age... then mentality will also go backward...

Uufff... Nepal..

I think to do things like this people need to be unified at the local level not individually. If a tole or neighbourhood have their own supply of electricity then I think the jealousy problem can be reduced. 

2004 Sources of Electricity- USA

52 % Coal
21 % Nuclear
14 % Natural Gas
9 % Renewable Energy ( abt 6% from hydroelectricity)
3 % Petroleum

Nepal has to think of any other sources. Hydroelectricity is an old fashion.

for a country as big as Nepal, that 9% from renewable energy should be more than enough.

i think most people on this thread needs to do little more research on the hydropower and besides being rich in it, why Nepal still lurks in darkness???

Nepal has ~ 6000 big and small streams and many are snow or monsoon fed. Nepal has a capacity of ~85,000 MW but currently we are tapping less than 0.05% of it. So do the math.

Many factors have led to unsucessful attempts to extract more power from its rivers and some factors include physical barrier, weak govt., corruption and political instability. You can add more factors if you know. Don't just arite anything that comes right off of your butt.

Having said this, I do  not know everything but do know some to say above facts.

This is the standard of a Nepali intellect?
Nepal has to think of any other sources. Hydroelectricity is an old fashion.
Please think about what u said before I have to waste my time explaining how stupid that post is.

And 9% should be enuff?
U might have said that thinking 9% of renewable energy that US generates should be more than what Nepal needs eh?
Renewable energy are mostly natural source of energy, such as solar/wind/geo-thermal/sea (tides) etc.
We don't have sea. All the rest need enough area and and exposure to get adequate power. US produces that 9% with its vast land stretch, that doesn't translate to Nepal also generating the exact same, dumbo!!

Stiffer, go ahead and explain me, but don't forget to mention abt the environmental effects.

OK

Your options were Coal, Nuclear, Natural Gas and Renewable Energy. You also asked to mention environmental effect. Fair enough, if you really are asking to understand not just argue.

Coal and Natural Gas are fossil fuels. A typical coal and natural gas plant costs hundreds of millions dollar (here in US, a clean coal plant could cost 1.8 billion). Even if we get investment to build them, where are you gonna get Coals and gas from? We don't have any credible coal or gas mine that has been explored. US does. So are you suggesting we buy them? Add this operational cost with the plant building cost. A typical coal plant would cost 1300 per KW hour. Nepal, w/o any such natural resources would be costly place to venture in these plants.

Nuclear. A good clean energy. First of all a nuclear plant is more expensive to build, costs billions of dollars. Second, we don't have source of enriched fuels. The cost per KW hour would be as high as coal if not higher. What about the spent fuel and proliferation fears?

Renewable energy is a good bet. Solar and wind power are the only ones we can harness at this time practically, maybe even geothermal. But their output is limited and unreliable and cannot be sole means of providing a building nation's power. They are, however, an essential factor to supplement hydro.

 

So why hydro? It is not out of fashion, these things are not a matter of envogue or not. Nepal is the second most powerful nation in the world, in terms of hydroelectricity capabilities. Hydro is one of the renewable source of energy and the running type (unlike dams) are the best way to harness them without any ill effect.

 

So my friend, say you already own a car and you are running late for office. Would you rather drive your car to work or go buy a jet, a concord or a rocket instead to get to work?