Editing Nepal (section)

===Energy===
[[File:Kaligandaki A HPS Tailrace Channel.jpg|thumb|upright|Middle Marsyangdi Hydroelectric Dam. Nepal has significant potential to generate [[hydropower]], which it plans to export across South Asia.]]
The bulk of energy in Nepal comes from biomass (80%) and imported fossil fuels (16%).<ref name=adb17>{{cite report|title=Nepal energy sector assessment, strategy, and road map|date=March 2017|url=https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/356466/nepal-energy-assessment-road-map.pdf|publisher=[[Asian Development Bank|ADB]]|access-date=3 December 2019|archive-date=11 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211215216/https://www.adb.org/sites/default/files/publication/356466/nepal-energy-assessment-road-map.pdf|url-status=live}}</ref> Most of the final energy consumption goes to the residential sector (84%) followed by transport (7%) and industry (6%); the transport and industry sectors have been expanding rapidly in recent years.<ref name=adb17/> Except for some lignite deposits, Nepal has no known oil, gas or coal deposits.<ref name=adb17/> All commercial fossil fuels (mainly oil, LPG and coal) are imported, spending 129% of the country's total export revenue.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/from-a-fossil-past-to-an-electric-future/|title=From a fossil past to an electric future|last=Rai|first=Om Astha|date=2 November 2018|language=en-US|access-date=3 December 2019|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203120850/https://www.nepalitimes.com/banner/from-a-fossil-past-to-an-electric-future/|url-status=live}}</ref> Only about 1% of the energy need is fulfilled by electricity.<ref name=adb17/> The perennial nature of Nepali rivers and the steep gradient of the country's topography provide ideal conditions for the development of hydroelectric projects. Estimates put Nepal's economically feasible hydro-power potential at approximately 42,000 MW.<ref name=adb17/> Nepal has been able to exploit only about 1,100 MW. As most of it is generated from run-of-river (ROR) plants, the actual power produced is much lower in the dry winter months when peak demand can reach as high as 1,200 MW, and Nepal needs to import as much as 650 MW from India to meet the demands.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nepalitimes.com/from-the-nepali-press/more-than-half-of-nepals-electricity-imported-from-india/|title=More than half of Nepal's electricity imported from India|work=Nepali Times|language=en-US|access-date=3 December 2019|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203120847/https://www.nepalitimes.com/from-the-nepali-press/more-than-half-of-nepals-electricity-imported-from-india/|url-status=live}}</ref> Major hydro-power projects suffer delays and setbacks.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/nea-to-build-10-new-hydropower-projects/|title=NEA to build 10 new hydropower projects|date=26 August 2019|website=The Himalayan Times|language=en-US|access-date=3 December 2019|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203120847/https://thehimalayantimes.com/business/nea-to-build-10-new-hydropower-projects/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2018/08/17/power-generation-to-increase-by-750-mw|title=Power generation to increase by 750 MW|website=Kathmandu Post|language=en|access-date=3 December 2019|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203120846/https://kathmandupost.com/money/2018/08/17/power-generation-to-increase-by-750-mw|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://kathmandupost.com/money/2019/06/09/nepal-fails-to-meet-energy-sector-targets-in-the-current-fiscal|title=Nepal fails to meet energy sector targets in the current fiscal|website=Kathmandu Post|language=en|access-date=3 December 2019|archive-date=3 December 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191203120847/https://kathmandupost.com/money/2019/06/09/nepal-fails-to-meet-energy-sector-targets-in-the-current-fiscal|url-status=live}}</ref> Nepal's electrification rate (76%) is comparable to that of other countries in the region but there is significant disparity between the rural (72%) and urban (97%) areas.<ref name=adb17/> The position of the power sector remains unsatisfactory because of high tariffs, high system losses, high generation costs, high overheads, over staffing, and lower domestic demand.<ref name="USAID SARI">{{cite web |title=Energy sector in Nepal |url=https://www.sari-energy.org/PageFiles/Countries/Nepal_Energy_detail.asp |access-date=15 July 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120425173323/https://sari-energy.org/PageFiles/Countries/Nepal_Energy_detail.asp |archive-date=25 April 2012 }}</ref>