Nepal gets most of its electricity from hydropower sources, but it is looking to expand the role of solar power in its energy mix. The average global solar radiation in Nepal varies from 3.6-6.2 kWh/m²/day, sun shines for about 300 days a year, the number of sunshine hours amounts almost 2100 hours per year with an average of 6.8 hours of sunshine each day and average insolation intensity about 4.7 kWhm²/day.Nepjol.info 10675-Article Text The commercial potential for a solar power grid is about 2100MW.
