The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC), in partnership with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), United Nation Capital Development Fund (UNCDF) and United Nation Development Programme/Global Environment Fund (UNDP/GEF) and is soliciting Project Ideas for the Energy for All Investor Forum 2016 to be held on 17 March 2016.

After the success of the first and second forums in 2013& 2014, Energy for All is opening its project development services once more to entrepreneurs who are contributing to the reduction of energy poverty in Nepal. Project Ideas that successfully go through the selection process are eligible to receive support in business model refinement, financial modelling, investment structuring, and accessing local and international investor networks.

The Energy for All Program of the Asian Development Bank aims to provide access to modern energy to millions of people in the Asia-Pacific region. It is a platform for cooperation, knowledge, and technical exchange bringing together key stakeholders and the governments, private sector, financial institutions, and non-governmental partners. AEPC was established on November 3,1996 under the Ministry of Population and Environment with the objective of developing and promoting renewable/alternative energy technologies in Nepal, and is implementing the 5 year National Rural and Renewable Energy Program of the Government of Nepal since July 16, 2012.

The Government of Nepal, ADB, UNCDF and UNDP/GEF are working closely with the Sustainable Energy for All initiative and Energy for All Partnership to jointly achieve the ambition of Universal Energy Access by 2030. 

Organizations/companies that are interested to apply for the Forum are requested to visit and submit their project ideas in the format given in the

www.aepc.gov.np by Monday, February 22, 2016.