Asia Insight · SEASON 1
Energy-Hungry Nepal
Episode 9 · 2012-06-08

- Documentary
- News
Episode overview
Nepal is developing the use of alternative energy sources such as biogas and solar power due to a chronic electricity shortage that has plagued the nation. The government has instigated a long-term comprehensive solution to exploit the rich water resources from the surrounding Himalayas and has plans to become a major energy supplier in the future. This episode follows the efforts of the energy-hungry Nepalese as they search for ways to power their lives.
28 minutes
Season 1 episodes
1. Migrants Gain Upper Hand2012-04-06
2. Indonesia's First National Car2012-04-13
3. Diversifying Shanghai2012-04-20
4. Vietnam's Court Music Revival2012-04-27
5. Writers Fight Publishing Ban in HK2012-05-04
6. Mongolia's Forgotten Slum Dwellers2012-05-11
7. The "80's Writers" in China2012-05-18
8. Hydropower for Indonesian Villagers2012-06-01
9. Energy-Hungry Nepal2012-06-08
10. China's Job-Hunting Inn2012-06-15
11. The Year of the Dragon Baby Boom2012-06-22
12. The Dancing Prisoners2012-07-06
13. Singing Out for Change in China2012-07-13
14. The Golden Triangle: Fighting for Change2012-07-20
15. South Korea's Budding Entrepreneurs2012-08-17
16. China's Good Deeds Banks2012-08-24
17. Born This Way in Thailand2012-08-31
18. The Greater Mekong Subregion: China Creates Massive Trade Center2012-09-07
19. The Greater Mekong Subregion: The Rising Potential of Laos2012-09-14
20. The Greater Mekong Subregion: A New Era for Cambodia2012-09-21
21. Kid Golfers Taking on the World, South Korea2012-09-28
22. China's Traveling Handymen2012-10-05
23. From Slum Dwellers to Homeowners2012-10-12
24. East Timor's Mobile Health Clinics2012-11-02
25. The New Heroes of the Philippines2012-11-09
26. Vietnam's Hope Serving Restaurants2012-11-16
27. Thailand's Little Myanmar2012-11-23
28. Strike Action in Cambodia2012-11-30
29. Singapore Playing Cupid2012-12-21