Government of Nepal
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Alternative Energy Promotion Centre

Making Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Mainstream Supply in Nepal
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    This process implementation package provides comprehensive up-to-date guidance on AEPC's implementation procedures for subsidy-supported solar mini-grids in Nepal. It outlines briefly the system design and related policies while referencing all relevant templates. The guiding document titled "00 AEPC GIZ 2023 • Implementation process guideline - Solar mini-grids" includes a flowchart of implementation procedures and describes supporting documentation required in each step (forms, report templates and checklists). The following supporting documents are included in the package:

    Step 1 Demand Collection and Pre-Feasibility
    01 Call notice - Nepali
    02 Leaflet - English
    03 Demand Form - English
    04 Recommendation for land and equity - English
    05 Letter ensuring for no-grid extension - English
    06 Demand-PFS due-dilligence checklist - English

    Step 2 Detailed Feasibility Study
    07A DFS survey form - English
    07B E&S form - English
    08 DFS report template - English
    09 DFS due-diligence – English

    Step 3 Procurement
    10 TRC Checklist - English
    11 PG-LG Agreement template - Nepali
    12 Format for tender evaluation – English

    Step 4 Construction
    13 Site verification report - English
    14 Construction supervision checklist - English
    15 Installation checklist - English
    16 Correction punchlist - English
    17 User manual for O&M  template - English
    18 Preventive maintenance form - English
    19 Testing and commissioning - English
    20 Project completion report - English
    21 Individual service center O&M agreement template – English

    Step 5 Handover
    22 Handover checklist - English
    23 Handover certificate - English

    Date: 14 Baisakh 2081  - Published by: AEPC and GIZ
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    This process implementation package provides comprehensive up-to-date guidance on AEPC's implementation procedures for subsidy-supported solar mini-grids in Nepal. It outlines briefly the system design and related policies while referencing all relevant templates. The guiding document titled "00 AEPC GIZ 2024 • Implementation process guideline - Solar mini-grids (NP)" includes a flowchart of implementation procedures and describes supporting documentation required in each step (forms, report templates and checklists). The following supporting documents are included in the package:

    Step 1 Demand Collection and Pre-Feasibility
    01 Call notice - Nepali
    02 Leaflet - Nepali
    03 Demand Form - Nepali
    04 Recommendation for land and equity - Nepali
    05 Letter ensuring for no-grid extension - Nepali
    06 Demand-PFS due-diligence checklist - English

    Step 2 Detailed Feasibility Study
    07A DFS survey form - English
    07B E&S form - English
    08 DFS report template - English
    09 DFS due-diligence – English

    Step 3 Procurement
    10 TRC Checklist - English
    11 PG-LG Agreement template - Nepali
    12 Format for tender evaluation – English

    Step 4 Construction
    13 Site verification report - English
    14 Construction supervision checklist - Nepali
    15 Installation checklist - Nepali
    16 Correction punchlist - Nepali
    17 User manual for O&M  template - Nepali
    18 Preventive maintenance form - Nepali
    19 Testing and commissioning - English
    20 Project completion report - English
    21 Individual service centre O&M agreement template – Nepali

    Step 5 Handover
    22 Handover checklist - Nepali
    23 Handover certificate - Nepali

    Date: 13 Baisakh 2081  - Published by: AEPC and GIZ
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    This guideline for management and operation of community managed solar mini-grids helps guide the user’s organizations/cooperatives, local governments and stakeholders of solar mini-grid projects. The guideline was developed with the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development, Sudurpaschim Province. Annex 23 is an Excel-based mini-grid  tariff calculation tool which aids users determine a suitable electricity tariff of a solar mini-grid project.
    Date: 12 Baisakh 2081  - Published by: AEPC
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    This guideline for management and operation of community managed solar mini-grids helps guide the user’s organizations/cooperatives, local governments and stakeholders of solar mini-grid projects. The guideline was developed with the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development, Sudurpaschim Province. Annex 23 is an Excel-based mini-grid  tariff calculation tool which aids users determine a suitable electricity tariff of a solar mini-grid project.
    Date: 11 Baisakh 2081  - Published by: AEPC and GIZ
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    This Nepali version of the guideline for management and operation of community-managed solar mini-grids helps guide the user’s organizations/cooperatives, local governments and stakeholders of solar mini-grid projects. The guideline was developed with the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure Development, Sudurpaschim Province. Annex 23 is an Excel-based mini-grid  tariff calculation tool which aids users determine a suitable electricity tariff of a solar mini-grid project.
    Date: 10 Baisakh 2081  - Published by: AEPC and GIZ
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    The excel tool serves as a basic sizing tool to estimate the key SMG component sizes and system costs.
    Date: 7 Baisakh 2081  - Published by: AEPC and GIZ