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Organisational Profile
October 2008
Community
Poverty
Alleviation
Renewable Environment
Energy
in the research and development of Pico Hydro PEEDA is committed to the values of
and has regularly been organizing workshops empowering individuals & communities to help
and seminars to promote such activities. themselves, non-discrimination, and
maintaining good relationships.
d. Vision
Nepal is one of the poorest countries in the
world. Large proportions of the population live
in the mountainous regions of Nepal, surviving
on subsistence agriculture with no access to
electricity with which other economies may be
possible. Deforestation is a major
environmental problem in Nepal, and is made
worse by increasing population densities and
the subsistence economy.
Hydropower and bio-fuels are some of Nepal’s
renewable resources, which could be harnessed
2. BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO to provide power to a larger proportion of the
THE ORGANIZATION population and/or be sold to provide a source
of income. This would raise living standards,
c. Mission reduce the current human impact on the
environment, and provide general welfare to
PEEDA is an NGO dedicated to improve
the people, and particularly the rural poor.
livelihoods of communities, particularly the
poor, by collective utilization of renewable PEEDA’s vision for Nepal is that poverty will
energy resources, while ensuring due care for be substantially reduced through, among other
the environment. initiatives, effective, socially responsible, and
environmentally sustainable development of
This is achieved by establishing institutions
renewable energy resources. Its ultimate vision
active in the renewable energy sectors,
is that all the people of Nepal will enjoy
promoting cooperation between relevant
economic security as a result of the effective
stakeholders to undertake development
utilization of Nepal’s renewable energy
projects, advocating for policy & regulatory
resources.
reforms and undertaking targeted research.
e. Objectives
The principle behind the activities of PEEDA
is that the poor of Nepal, who live mainly in The objective of the organization is to improve
rural areas, should share in the benefits of livelihoods of communities, particularly the
Nepal’s renewable energy resources, but this poor, by communal utilization of renewable
will not happen without dedicated and energy resources, while ensuring due care for
sustained effort. the environment. The main objectives are:
Bio-fuels Project
This project aims to help poor villagers develop alternatives ways
Jatropha plant growing in of creating a livelihood by harvesting inedible oil bearing seeds,
the hills of Nepal particularly Jatropha seeds (see photo). The project has been
launched in Okhaldhunga District in East Nepal. Seeds will be
harvested from existing Jatropha plants but the project will also
have a component that encourages high yielding hybrid varieties
of Jatropha to be planted. A cooperative will be set-up to process
these seeds and expel the oil. The jatropha oil will then be used
as a diesel replacement and will hence reduce the need to
transport an expensive fossil fuel into the hills of Nepal. The final
component of the project is to create a guaranteed local market
for this fuel by converting one or more of the generators at
Okhaldunga Community Hospital to run on this bio-fuel – thus
replacing diesel and saving money.
SN Main Achievements
1 PEEDA has developed innovative projects, with the Pro-poor Hydropower and Bio-fuels Concepts
that are now being tested through pilot projects. Should these be successful, these concepts could
have a massive impact in reducing poverty in Nepal and also internationally.
1 HCPL, with input from PEEDA staff, over the last 3 years have successfully completed 6 studies for
the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) which have examined the various aspects of the
micro-hydro sector in Nepal. These studies have included looking at the sustainability, costs,
impacts, end-use and capacity of the industry. Knowledge from these surveys has made PEEDA
one of the expert organisations in this sector.
2 PEEDA, through the projects commissioned from the Pro-poor Hydropower Pilot Project, has
developed a ‘Costing Tool’ for the Pre-feasibility Studies of small hydropower in Nepal. This excel
based program allows the user to quickly design and cost a hydropower project in a consistent
manner to allow the IRR and NPV of the project to be derived.
3 PEEDA carried out a research work on” Market based demand management of electrical energy in
Nepal: A study on means of changing urban electricity consumption pattern and behaviour” after
signing the contract agreement with Winrock International.
4 Institutions development: PEEDA owns 100% shares of Hydro Consult Pvt. Ltd (HCPL) and 30%
shares of Hydro Lab Pvt. Ltd. (HLPL) which are now functioning independently. HCPL provides an
independent quality consultancy service in the engineering and environmental sectors. HLPL is a
hydraulic modelling and research facility that particularly serves the hydropower sector by allowing
physical scale models of headworks and stilling basins to be tested and optimised.
5 Trainings & Seminars: successfully organised 4 training programs and 2 seminars
6 PEEDA has become a respected, well known and influential NGO working in the energy sector with
excellent links and partnerships with the wider industry.
7. CURRENT ACTIVITIES
9. CONSULTANCY DELIVERED
SN Type of Consultancy Consultancy for
1 Dr. Narayan Prasad Executive PhD, MSc, Lead and plan organizations’ activities. Act as
Chaulagain Director ME Project Co-ordinator for the various PEEDA
projects.
2 Muhan Maskey PPHP BEng, MSc Managing the activities of the Pro-Poor
Programme Hydropower Project
Manager
3 Shiva Dhungel Bio-fuels BCom, MA Managing the activities of the Bio-fuels
Project (Rural Dev) Project
Manager
4 Brian Darling Engineering BSc, MSc, With particular responsibility to support the
Advisor CEng, manager of the Pro-poor Hydropower Project,
MICE but also providing technical and management
advice to PEEDA.
5 Alex Lloyd Mechanical HND (Mech Part time advisor to the Bio-fuels project with
Engineering Eng) particular regard to the mechanical
advisor to Bio- engineering aspects
fuels Project
6 Mr. Pawan Baral Accounting & B.Com Look after organization’s financial matters
Admin Officer and office administration
7 Mr. Manoj Pyakurel Messenger S.L.C. Office support
13. MEMBERSHIP
14. PARTNERSHIPS
PEEDA seeks partnerships to maximise the utilisation of its resources and the assimilation of its
outputs. Currently, PEEDA has a partnership or cooperation with the following organisations:
• United Mission to Nepal
• Norwegian Himal Asia Mission, Norway
• Interserve England & Wales
• Evangelishe Entwiklungsdienst (EED), Germany
• Stiftelsen Hjelp til Selvhjelp for Nepal, Norway
• South Lalitpur Rural Electrification Cooperative
• Himali Micro Hydro Entrepreneurs Association, Jumla
• SAHAS Nepal (Group of Helping Hands)
a Membership fees : Annual Membership fee Rs. 100 per Year, Life Membership fee : Rs.1000,
Application Fee: Rs 50.
S.N. Type of Account no. Name of the Bank Name of Signatories and position
account and Addresses
Sub-Committee
Tribhuvan
60% shareholding
100% shareholding University,
Butwal Institute of
Hydro Consult (P) Power Co Engineering
Ltd.
Shareholders
As an owner and governor of institutions, PEEDA has experienced and reputed board members from
the field of hydropower, socio-economic and human resource development. It has long-term
partnership agreement with Stiftelsen, a Norwegian Trust established with the vision of helping people
in Nepal to help themselves.
The executive committee runs PEEDA. However, major policy decisions are discussed in PEEDA
Sub-committee meeting, which consists of 3 members representing Stiftelsen and 2 members from
PEEDA, to recommend its view to PEEDA Executive Committee for decision making. The executive
members represent informally or formally several organizations that can work jointly or cooperate or
support activities of PEEDA.
PEEDA being the major shareholder has so far established two private limited companies namely:
Hydro Consult (P) Ltd. and Hydro Lab (P) Ltd.
¾ Establishing more number of institutions or own equity shares in companies having a similar
development philosophy
¾ Enhancing the governance of institutions
¾ Coordinating and managing the Pro-Poor Hydropower - Pilot Project implementation
¾ Implementing the ‘Improving livelihoods by realising the potential of inedible oil-bearing seeds
in Nepal’ (Bio-fuels) Project.
¾ Developing the Pico Hydro Promotion Project to implementation stage
¾ Disseminating & promoting the knowledge and skill thereby making an environment which
intervenes for the better policy
¾ Providing Research and Consultancy works relevant to PEEDA’s objectives.
¾ Work in lobbying and policy formulation with regard to climate change. Develop and
implement projects that help communities adapt to climate change