Abstract
- Decentralized micro-hydropower was considered one of the affordable options to lightening the remote and isolated areas. Micro –hydropower was became the entry point and provide holistic development approach to many unreached villages of Nepal. This study analyzes the socio-economic benefits along with CDM achieved through the installation of microhydropower in five villages of Mangla Rural Municipality of Western Nepal. Closed type questionnaire was used to collect the data along with Key informant survey and focus group discussion. The research reveals that this micro hydro power plant is contributing to CDM as a Micro hydro is listed in CDM Project of Nepal. Beside the CDM benefit, micro-hydropower plant has brought series of positive development like access to clean electricity developing entrepreneurships, reducing rural drudgery of women, reducing indoor pollution, and access to information and health facilities. Thus, Microhydro project can be the cheap, clean and sustainable solution for rural energy demands.
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