There are 28 stalls at the exhibition, the organizers said. [break]
Dipesh Shrestha
The Centre for Rural Technology (CRT) unveiled its new electricity generating pani ghatta (water mill) which generates electricity when the ghatta is not in use for grinding.
CRT received the Ashden Award from Al Gore in 2007 for improving the quality of 4,720 pani ghattas around Nepal.
“The improved pani ghatta are easy to use and are 100 per cent more efficient than the conventional ghatta. Moreover it is environment-friendly and replaces the diesel mill,” said Lumin Kumar Shrestha of CRT.
Addressing the power crisis, many private firms exhibited electricity generating photovoltaic panels that convert solar energy into electricity. The panels are expensive though. A panel that generates 75 watt costs Rs 29,000.
Dipesh Shrestha
Deepak Raj Devkota, an electronic overseer of Nepal Energy Development Company was offering a 25-year guarantee on his firm’s photovoltaic panels and said the cost recovery time was only five years.
Another interesting exhibit was the Reva electric car with a price tag of Rs 1.78 million. The exhibitors say the price of the car is very high because the government has not given any tax concession for this zero emission vehicle.
Dipesh Shrestha
The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre has installed a windmill at the exhibition grounds. The center said a similar windmill in Pyuthan district is generating 400 watts of electricity.
Other appliances on display are solar cooker and food dehydrator look a bit impractical.
Dipesh Shrestha
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