A project has been launched for feasibility study of effective alternative energy technologies in the diversified ecological zones of Nepal.

The project funded by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) will jointly be executed by Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and Chonbuk National University (CBNU) of Korea.

A press release issued by NAST on Wednesday said the project aims to study potential of different alternative energy sources across regions in Nepal, and recommend an energy roadmap for the country based on field-based research.

Vice-chancellor of NAST Prof Jiba Raj Pokharel, Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Nepal Yong-Jin Choe, Resident Representative of KOICA Nepal Office HaengLan Jo and Director of the New and Renewable Energy Material Development Center at CBNU Chong Yeal-Kim jointly launched the project at a program organized at NAST Office in Lalitpur on Wednesday.