Biomass Energy Strategy (2017).

The goal of this Biomass Energy Strategy is: To increase the access to biomass energy and hence contributing to the environment conservation by transforming traditional biomass energy use into modern, sustainable and clean energy.
The objectives of strategy are proposed as: 1. To contribute to energy supply and energy security by generating energy through management of agriculture forest residues and organic wastes from municipal urban and industrial areas; 2. To support the employment and income generation through the entrepreneurship development in biomass energy; and to reduce the existing dependency on imported energy through effective, efficient production and utilization of biomass energy. To achieve above mentioned objectives, the strategic measures to be adopted include: 1. To increase production of sustainable biomass energy by utilizing agriculture, forest residues and organic wastes; 2. To contribute to increased access to clean cooking technologies to all Nepalese households through the means of modern biomass energy; 3. To increase effectiveness and efficiency in the utilization and production of biomass energy; 4. To partially substitute the utilization of diesel and petrol by bio-diesel and bio-ethanol.
For the implementation of the Biomass Energy Strategy, there will be important roles to play by the relevant government agencies related to forestry, agriculture, energy, supplies, environment and local development in collaboration, coordination and support of the envisaged activities. The Central Coordination Committee shall be established and there will be Biomass Energy Strategy Implementation and Monitoring Unit established at the central level each in the Ministry of Forest and Soil Conservation, Ministry of Agriculture Development, Ministry of Population and Environment, Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development, Ministry of Energy, Water and Energy Commission Secretariat, and Alternative Energy Promotion Centre.