Title :
An Economic Comparison between Grid Based and Isolated Rural Electrification in Nepal
Author :
Malla, Kalyan ; Pandey, Shreejan ; Bodger, Pat ; Wood, Alan
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Abstract :
This paper presents a methodology for financial analysis that compares costs and benefits of rural electrification by grid expansion with isolated micro hydro schemes. Financial analysis of three existing isolated micro hydro schemes in different parts of Nepal are compared against the alternative option of grid expansion. Case study results are tabulated and discussed.
Keywords :
hydroelectric power stations; power generation economics; power grids; static electrification; Nepal; economic comparison; financial analysis; grid expansion; isolated microhydro scheme; isolated rural electrification; Economic indicators; Electricity; Government; Hydroelectric power generation; Investments; Roads;
Conference_Titel :
Power and Energy Engineering Conference (APPEEC), 2011 Asia-Pacific
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-6253-7
DOI :
10.1109/APPEEC.2011.5748721
