Kathmandu, Jan. 28 -- The government says it has been introducing laws for renewable energy and prioritising its use in policies, strategies, programmes and projects. Clean energy producers, however, say the sector continues to suffer from a lack of adequate financing.

Participants at the "National Forum on Clean Energy in Action: Decarbonising Nepal's Economy," organised by the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre on the occasion of International Clean Energy Day, said on Tuesday that Nepal remains heavily dependent on traditional and fossil fuels despite ongoing efforts to transition to clean energy.

"Electrification has reached 99 percent of households. In rural areas where transmission lines have not reached, we have moved forward wi...