Importance of alternate

sources of energy

 The alternate sources of energy have the major importance in

controlling the future energy crisis. They have a huge role to fulfill the
increasing demand of energy.
 Alternate sources of energy can have a huge impact to reduce the
pollution and other major environmental problems.
 Reducing pollution they can be a factor improving the health of people
 Alternate sources of energy are important because the are easily
accessible, sustainable and reliable to use.
 If managed properly they can be the cheapest sources of energy.
 Since they are very cheap they can be a factor behind the upliftment
of the economic condition in our country.
 Can also be the source for employment. Compared with fossil fuel
technologies, which are typically mechanized and capital intensive,
the renewable energy industry is more labor intensive. Solar panels
need humans to install them; wind farms need technicians for
maintenance.
 Especially for the country like Nepal with abundant amount of
resources , the importance becomes even more
 Present status of use of energy
sources

 Today 35% of energy demand is fulfilled by the mineral oil and 27%
by oil.
 Every year the demand of energy is increasing by 2.3%.
 Biomass fulfills 13% of the world’s demand for fuel, 5% by
hydropower and nuclear reaction fulfills 3%.