Energy Efficiency Desk

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Background

Background

Confederation of Nepalese Industries (CNI) is a professionally led manufacturing and service sector industry centered apex body of the large and medium scale industrial community of Nepal. I t was established on April 17, 2002. CNI is operational in all seven provinces of Nepal. The broader purpose of CNI is to enhance competitiveness of the Nepalese Industrial Community through production efficiency and Contribute to the sustainable development. In line with the clear aspiration of the CNI to become Industrial Excellence Centre, Energy Efficiency Desk is established on December 2019. The Desk has all three: business, environment and social purposes for its establishment. Through Energy Efficiency it believes to contribute the industrial community abating the production cost; contribute the environment by reducing the greenhouse gas (CO2) emission; and contribute to society making available more energy for society (because, one unit saving is equal to one unit generation)

Our Vision and Mission

Vision

Become a widely trusted and service oriented Center of Knowledge on Energy Efficiency.

Mission

Support industrial community through energy efficiency services for production efficiency, global competitiveness and sustainable development

Strategic Objectives

Collaboration and Projects

Nepal Energy Efficiency Programme (NEEP)

CNI has been collaborating with Nepal Energy Efficiency Programme (NEEP), Energy Efficiency Market Development Component for promotion of energy efficiency in industries since December 2019. The component aims at establishing necessary elements of energy efficiency market for improving economic and financial conditions as well as energy conservation in Nepal.
NEEP has been promoting energy efficiency in Nepal since 2010. NEEP is implemented by the Government of Nepal, Ministry of Energy, Water Resource and Irrigation (MoEWRI) with technical assistance from Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) on behalf of the German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ).
NEEP has taken a holistic approach for establishing energy efficiency as a recognized energy resource in Nepal through energy efficiency policy support to Government of Nepal; a pilot support to Nepal Electricity Authority for electricity distribution loss reduction; collaboration with private and public sector for energy efficiency market development and integrating energy efficiency in Higher education/vocational training.