A fuzzy approach to environmental scanning (ES) of multi-factor bottlenecks to renewable rural energy sustainability in Nepal

Durga Prasad Chapagai, Neeta Sharma, Amit Kumar Roy, Manish Kumar Roy · 2024 · Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and Policy

Summary. Nepal's rural renewable energy adoption faces major barriers that researchers identified and ranked using fuzzy analysis. Financial obstacles dominate, with high upfront costs and weak government incentives accounting for nearly 30% of challenges. Regulatory gaps, weak political commitment, poor energy policy, and low public awareness create additional friction. The study recommends economic incentives, public-private partnerships, innovative financing like green bonds and crowdfunding, and stronger political commitment to reform energy policy.

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  title   = {A fuzzy approach to environmental scanning (ES) of multi-factor bottlenecks to renewable rural energy sustainability in Nepal},
  author  = {Durga Prasad Chapagai and Neeta Sharma and Amit Kumar Roy and Manish Kumar Roy},
  journal = {Energy Sources Part B Economics Planning and Policy},
  year    = {2024},
  doi     = {10.1080/15567249.2024.2384544},
  url     = {https://doi.org/10.1080/15567249.2024.2384544}
}

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DOI

10.1080/15567249.2024.2384544

Countries

Nepal

Regions

Asia

Categories

energy, policy, climate-and-environment, general-innovation

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2026-08-01