Industry Specific Study on Energy Efficiency Finance, Renewable Energy Potential for Financial Institutions (FIs) in Bangladesh and Nepal

The industry sectors in Nepal are one of the major sources of pollution and inefficient energy use. Nepal suffers from inadequate investment in the energy efficiency (EE) improvement and renewable energy (RE) in the industrial sector. Hence International Finance Corporation – South Asia Enterprise Development Facility (IFC-SEDF) has taken initiative to conduct a concrete Market Study to understand the current EE and RE potential of Nepal where Financial Institutions (FIs) can invest. For this study Frankfurt School of Finance and Management (FSFM) (Germany) is the lead firm and has associated with Winrock International (Nepal) as local market expert, for technical assistance and market analysis.