The report has analysed the status of rural electrification using renewable energy technologies
(RETs) and the current subsidy delivery modality of RETs in Nepal. As the Government of
Nepal is subsidizing small scale renewable energy projects, it is important to evaluate and
analyse the programme to make sure that a programme is running in an effective and efficient
way while reaching the target group.
During the course of the research, primary information collected from the field has been
compiled using appropriate tools/software (such as MS Office) and analyzed. Different sets
of questionnaires were prepared, targeting different personnel ranging from the users’ level to
the government policy level. The field survey methods include field observations of RETs
installations and operations along with interviews with selected users on a random sampling
basis to identify barriers to subsidy delivery and possible measures to overcome these
barriers; to determine user satisfaction level and time period for subsidy delivery
mechanisms.