Nepal has been suffering from a serious energy crisis for decades. It has severely affected
its economic, social and political developments. Owing to the continuously evolving energy …

Photovoltaic (PV) energy has been identified as one of the main energy sources in transition
from generation of electricity from non-renewable sources to renewable sources. In the …

Economic growth and increasing population is driving the demand for energy in develo**
economies globally including South Asia. Energy security concerns have heightened in …

The energy justice framework serves as an important decision-making tool in order to
understand how different principles of justice can inform energy systems and policies. The …

Electricity sector in many develo** countries since the early 1990s have revealed the
complexities of introducing market-based reforms in network and infrastructure industries …

More than two decades have passed since the start of the worldwide market-oriented
electricity sector reforms. The reforms have varied in terms of structure, market mechanisms …

Energy reforms play an essential role in technological change as they aim to contribute to an
open market: costs reduction, competitiveness, and technology development. This article …

Chinese electricity market has undergone twice reforms since 2002. However, the current
electricity market is still partially irrational in electricity pricing mechanism. Furthermore, the …

Soaring energy demand in develo** Asian countries presents a challenge for existing
centralized systems and monopolistic electric utilities since these often fail to reliably provide …

The discussion on electrification pathways tends to dangle between the merits of centralized
on-grid versus decentralized off-grid electrification, and most of the time, both routes are …