Nepal coordination call 5.21.2015
Participants and contact details:
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Nepal government energy focal points
o Shubha Laxmi Shrestha (Alternative Energy Promotion Centre)
shubha.shrestha@aepc.gov.np
o Mukesh Ghimire (Alternative Energy Promotion Centre) mukesh.ghimire@aepc.gov.np
Humanitarian implementers
o Daphné Carliez (WFP) daphne.carliez@wfp.org
o Andreas Thulstrup (FAO) Andreas.Thulstrup@fao.org
Lighting/powering sector
o Cas Van Kleef (Waka Waka) cas@waka-waka.com
Cooking/fuel sector
o Tim Bauer (Envirofit) tim.bauer@envirofit.org
o Christine Roy (International Lifeline Fund) christine@lifelinefund.org
o Corinne Hart (Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves) chart@cleancookstoves.org
 Also serving as general SAFE SC co-chair
o Katherine Arnold (Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves) karnold@cleancookstoves.org
 Also serving as general SAFE SC co-chair
Protection sector
o Megan Gerrard (WRC) MeganG@wrcommission.org
 Also serving as general SAFE SC co-chair
Summary of new response activities:
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Energy rapid needs assessments:
o WFP included cooking and energy needs in rapid assessment, and are currently
analyzing the data. Will have solid information to share by end of this week.
Solar lantern/power distributions:
o AEPC has procured approximately 11,000 small solar home systems (solar tukis) which
they will be distributing May 22 in the most affected districts; will also be installing 240
mobile changing systems and 200 solar street lights for tent camps (see call minutes
from May 21 for detailed locations)
o WakaWaka is sending in 5,000 more lights, and are ready to donate another 4,000 but
need an implementing partner to distribute (dist. location TBD)
o DFID sent in 1,728 solar lamps through IOM (dist. location TBD)
Stove/fuel distributions:
o Envirofit will have 20 institutional stoves (100L each) in country by next week
Detailed updates on current energy activities in Nepal:
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General
o UNCDF, UNDP, and AEPC hosted Nepal energy meeting at SE4all on May 20 – heard
from additional actors involved in energy response that have been added to
coordination calls
o We would like someone to volunteer to hold weekly in-person energy coordination
meetings within Nepal!
AEPC
o Putting together several energy packages for the response
o Have already mobilized off-grid relief packages, designed for solar lighting solutions
o Small solar home systems called solar tukis have been procured, they are distributing
them tomorrow and will reach around 11,000 households in most affected districts
o Also have another package w/ mobile changing stations, 240 systems in districts most
affected by the earthquake
o Have plans to procure and distribute 200 solar street lights for camps
o Are also planning to have bigger program, which they are discussing w/ donors and w/in
the government
 Talking to DANIDA, World Bank, etc.
 Plans for more than 50,000 solar systems
AEPC has already initiated discussion with different development partners, and a big releif
program is under discussion where we are thinking to provide lighting and cooking solutions in
other affected districts.
Details of the documents can be downloaded from:
http://www.aepc.gov.np/docs/workwithus/notice/20150508014144_AEPC%20Notice%20Solar8%20May%202015.pdf
http://www.aepc.gov.np/docs/workwithus/tor/20150508044711_Bid%20Document%20for%20
procurment%20of%20solar%20energy%20systems%20for%20relief%20of%20earthquake%20vic
tims.pdf
Locations of AEPC distributions:
S.N
District
Solar Camp
Light
Solar Mobile Charging
Station
Solar Tuki/Small Solar Home
Systems
1
Sindhupalchowk
30
36
2000
2
Dhading
20
24
800
3
Gorkha
30
34
1500
4
Lamjung
20
14
500
5
Kavre
10
15
800
6
Nuwakot
20
38
1000
7
Dolakha
30
28
1500
8
Rasuwa
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20
800
9
Okhaldhunga
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10
300
10
Solukhumbu
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10
200
11
Ramechhap
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13
100
12
Kathmandu/Lalitpur/Bhaktapur
50
9
100
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WakaWaka
o Sending in 5,000 more lights, and are ready to donate another 4,000 but need an
implementing partner to distribute
FAO
o Co-leading food security cluster with WFP, working to restore livelihoods and food
production
o The food security cluster is seeking $128 million
o FAO’s current focus is on distributing veterinary supplies, improving crop production,
preparing for rice sowing season, and addressing the wheat and maize crops in the
Western Hills region
o No direct energy focus, but once acute phase is over they are interested to look more
into response on energy, natural resources, and forestry
WFP
o They successfully got cooking and energy need questions included in their rapid
assessment
o Have gotten the data back and are currently crunching the numbers, so as soon as they
have that data on needs they will update the group
o They aren’t sure if the assessment was coordinated through the food security cluster – it
was conducted by the WFP Nepal field office
Envirofit
o Since they provide food security solutions, they are interested to know results of the
WFP assessment
o They should have 20 institutional stoves (100L each) in country by next week. Each one
can feed up to 2,000 people a day
 As soon as they have location of where they will be stored, they’ll notify the
group so they can go look at them, see how they work, and determine if they
might contribute positively to the response
 Will be distributed in sets – 2 stoves per partners so they can make Dal bhat in
large quantities