The Webinar, “Hydropower to Hydrogen in Nepal: Opportunities, Challenges, and Way Forward”, was organized to on 11 September 2020. NTNU Alumni Nepal and Green Hydrogen Lab, Kathmandu University has jointly hosted the event with the expectation to initiate discussions towards the transition of energy and economy of Nepal towards green hydrogen.

Recently there has been a sudden surge for discussions around the sustainability of the hydropower business in Nepal. Hydrogen to Fertilizer production is also evolving as the potential business for Nepal that could contribute to hydropower, food security, local employment, trade deficit, and many others to list. It seems to be a bit ahead of the development curve in Nepal for hydrogen, but a long transition phase is necessary and a prominent start is the discussions like this one.

The event turned out to be a huge success with the total of 693 registrations. There were 504 active participants, from 18 different countries in the meeting room, and an equally large number of viewers in the live streaming. The discussions and question answers were coherent. The take home message was that Hydrogen could be new energy and economic era for Nepal, and all need to work together to achieve it