Clean energy just 6.1 pc of Himalayan nations' supply despite huge potential: ICIMOD
The report recommended exploring dams equivalents which means measures such as efficient irrigation, urban water storage and adoption of solar and wind.The study flagged multiple barriers to renewables, including high costs, limited public finance, lack of private investment, technology gaps, land constraints and the absence of updated regulatory frameworks.We have extraordinary renewables potential within our region, as well as, in India and China, two of the worlds pioneers in clean energy, said coordinating lead author Avishek Malla.
