03267nas|a2200253 a 450000500170000000800410001703500150005810000190007324501250009226000670021730000220028449000520030650001890035850200830054752019850063065000240261565000380263970000320267770000460270970000440275571000650279981000840286485600650294820260817162327.0190419s2016    th uu m rtt   0|  a1eng d  a.b1230587x1 aDhungel, Ayush10aAnalysis of determinants and barriers to the adoption of solar energy based technologies for the hotel industry in Nepal  aPathum Thani, Thailand :bAsian Institute of Technology,c2016  a60 leaves :bill.1 aResearch studies project report ;vno. EB-16-01  aA research submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Business Administration in Energy Business, School of Environment, Resources and Development  aResearch Studies Project Report (M.B.A.) - Asian Institute of Technology, 2016  aNepal   government   has   imposed   load   shedding   on   Nepali   citizens since   2006 due   to unavailability  of  sufficient power  to  meet  the  growing  demand.  Cooking  gas  and  diesel supplies  are  subject  to  regular  interruptions  too  due  to  disturbances  in  imports  of  these  from India. In 2015,unofficial blockage imposed by India on Nepali borders worsened the situation. Hotel  industry  which  is  an  important  contributor  in  Nepali  economy  is  worst  affected  by  the energy  crisis  as  electricity,  cooking  gas  and  diesel  are  essential  to  its  daily  operations.  Solar technology  has  geographically  huge  potential  in  Nepal  and  many  solar  companies  are established  in  the  country  which  can  provide  required  technology  for  the  hotel  industry  to tackle the energy crisis. However, solar technology has not been adopted widely by the hotel industry to overcome shortages despite the presence of 46 authorized commercial solar dealers in the country. Out of the 8 hotels studied, 1 hotel had adopted solar energy technology with self-sustainability,  reduction  of  pressure  on  national  grid,  energy  cost  saving,  reduction  of diesel  consumption  and  reputation  enhancement  as  goals  and  2  hotels  were  in  the  process  of adopting  it for  achieving  LEED  certification  and  to  comply  with  the  recommendations of energy  audit.  While,  prior  investment  in  diesel  generator  was  studied  as  the  main  barrier concerning most of the hotels, lack of awareness about solar technologies, government{u2019}s weak promise  of  ending  load  shedding  in  few  years,  high  initial  investment  cost,  unavailability  of local  solar  technology  manufacturers,  lack  of  awareness  and trust on governments{u2019} subsidy scheme,  disturbances  in  looks  of  hotel  and  space  constraint  were  other  observable  barriers concerning majority of the hotels studied during the research 0aSolar energyzNepal 0aPhotovoltaic power systemszNepal1 aBadir, Yuosre,eChairperson1 aZimmermann, Willi,eExamination Committee1 aSalam, Abdul P.,eExamination Committee2 aAsian Institute of Technology Fellowship,eScholarship donor2 aAsian Institute of Technology.tResearch studies project report ;vno. EB-16-01  3Full-Textuhttp://203.159.5.9/ait-thesis/detail.php?q=B01318