A study on prospects and problems of solar power marketing in Nepal

Abstract

Preface

It is an honor to present the thesis paper on ‘prospects and problems of solar power marketing in Nepal’ with special reference to a case study of ‘lotus energy private limited’, bhatbhateni. The paper is for the partial fulfilment of the requirement of MBS second year courses under faculty of management. Tribhuvan University.

Several strategies adopted by various solar companies in order to penetrate in the market have been discussed in this dissertation. The problems faced by the companies and the necessary recommendations are being highlighted in the later portion of this paper.

Altogether there are five chapters. In chapter one, the introduction of solar home systems, solar business in Nepal, statement of problem, objectives and research methodology are shortly stated. in chapter two, review of literature is shown. In chapter three, the research methodology is explained along with the research design, population and sample. Sampling procedure, sources of data, collection and analysis of data, limitations of methodology etc. chapter four explains the data presentation and analysis part along with the problems faced by the solar companies of Nepal. In the final and the last chapter, all the chapters have been summarized along with the conclusions and of course recommendations. Several individuals and the institutions have helped the researcher in various ways at different stages of this study. Though it may not be possible to enlist or name those individuals and institutions, it has been tried to include their names as and when possible.