Nepal Project

The Country Action Plan will be informed by key results and insights from the Health Demonstration Project, CCA-commissioned foundational research conducted in 2020-21, and various research activities by partner organizations in Nepal. The Country Action Plan will provide the Government of Nepal (GoN) with a clear direction regarding specific activities, associated targets, and timeframes. The plan will provide a holistic guide on steps forward for the next five years to strengthen the supply of clean cooking, expand demand generating efforts, and support the GoN in executing a large-scale clean cooking effort in Nepal. The plan will highlight the strengths of stakeholders and support work across sectoral boundaries to push for an integrated approach. CCA expects to complete the Country Action Plan in 2021, and is playing a central role in coordinating with the government of Nepal and in-country partners working on energy access.  

CCA is also developing an online, open-source, and interactive geospatial data platform called the Clean Cooking Explorer. This platform will enable users to visualize, interpret, and analyze geospatial datasets, such as location-specific data on demographics, access to cooking fuels, supply infrastructure, and more. The tool will empower users to leverage optimal technology mixes for specific regions based on existing and potential demand and supply trends. Using Nepal as a test case, this effort will demonstrate how spatial data, a tool used for other integrated energy planning, can accelerate national-level transitions to clean cooking in other countries as well.