ENDEV NEPAL

EnDev Nepal follows three main approaches to provide electricity and clean cooking technology to rural communities. The country project supports the National Rural Electrification Programme implemented by the national utility Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for grid extension. EnDev signed a grant agreement with NEA to partially finance grid extension to Community Rural Electrification Entities (CREE) through loans to communities. The repayment of these loans from the communities to the National Association of Community Electricity Users Nepal (NACEUN) (previously NEA managed) turns into a revolving fund for CREEs. EnDev provides organizational, technical, and financial support to the CREEs that manage electricity distribution within the community, and provides all necessary training to employees to operate as an independent village utility. In total, 60 CREEs have been supported within the scheme. The repayment of these funds from the communities to NACEUN shall turn into a..