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Alternative Energy Promotion Centre to organize Energy Transition for Resilient and Low Carbon Economy Summit

Kathmandu: Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), Government of Nepal’s institution under the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, is organizing the Energy Transition for Resilient and Low Carbon Economy Summit to mark ‘International Day of Clean Energy’ from January 26-28.

More than 350 National and International participants representing renewable energy, energy efficiency and climate change sector are expected to attend the Summit. More than 10 organizations will be collaborating with AEPC for this Summit.  The inaugural session will be conducted in the presence of Dipak Khadka, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation as the Chief Guest.

The Summit is expected to strengthen the identification of sectoral needs for energy transformation, the identification of investment needs and climate finance mechanisms for energy transformation, investment promotion, and development cooperation. It will also support the effective implementation of the “Energy Development Roadmap and Action Plan 2081” and the “Electricity Consumption Increase and Mineral Fuel Reduction Action Plan, 2080,” recently approved by the government.