What the World Can Learn from Nepal’s Homegrown, People-Centric Energy Transition

Building a People-Centred, Green, and Gender-Transformative Just Energy Transition in Asia – Fair Finance Asia

On May 5, 2025, during the 58th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in Milan, Fair Finance Asia (FFA), Coalition for Human Rights in Development (CHRD), NGO Forum on ADB, and International Accountability Project will host a session titled “Building a People-Centred, Green, and Gender-Transformative Just Energy Transition in Asia.” This event aims to foster meaningful dialogue between civil society organizations (CSOs) and ADB repr…

What the World Can Learn from Nepal’s Homegrown, People-Centric Energy Transition

The world isn’t on the same page regarding energy, whether it’s about access or abundance. Some are deep in debates about net-zero deadlines. Others hope the lights stay on tonight. And then, more than ever, there are those trying to navigate the transition in a messy and geopolitically charged world. Somewhere in between all this, far from the spotlight, Nepal did something easy to miss. It quietly built one of the world’s most extensive networ…