The Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) has begun distributing electric stoves to students from marginalized Indigenous communities and Dalit communities who live in rented accommodation in the Kathmandu Valley. The distribution reportedly started on October 9, 2026, in Kathmandu.
The initiative aims to help the students access cleaner cooking energy.
Electric stoves for students in rented accommodation
The distribution targets students from Indigenous and Dalit communities who are living in rented homes in the Kathmandu Valley. AEPC is providing the stoves as part of an effort to promote cleaner cooking energy among the students.
The programme focuses on students from communities identified as marginalized in the report. No further details about the number of stoves distributed or the full scope of the initiative were provided.
