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Kathmandu, Nov 4: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, has stated that renewable energy should be linked with private investment, entrepreneurship, creation of employment and production so that it would serve as the foundation of national economy.

In his address to the 30th anniversary celebration of the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre (AEPC) here today, Minister Shrestha viewed renewable energy is the achievement of the past three decades so it must utilized for advancing economic prosperity and energy security.

The government has set the goal of building an energy-based economy, he reminded, adding that in addition to the mega projects of hydropower generation, development and utilization of solar energy, micro-hydropower, biogas and biomass carry importance for us.

"Time has come for us to expand renewable energy to spur production, entrepreneurship, employment and economic prosperity," he reiterated. Energy security should not be measured solely with the volume of production but the diversification of sources, access guarantee, reliability of supply systems and energy productivity, according to Shrestha.

The Minister asked the Alternative Energy Promotion Centre to launch immediate preparations for enforcing government’s upcoming 'LP gas-free local level' initiative.