Questionnaire:

Respondent: ………………………………..

1. Prioritize the scale of Hydro Power Plant Development in Nepal at present context
() Micro Hydro (1 to 1000 kW)
() Small Hydro (1 to 25 MW)
() Medium Hydro (25 to 100 MW)
() Big Hydro (100 to 1000 MW)
() Large Hydro (more than 1000 MW)

2. Rank the risk most sensitive to be considered when developing Hydro power
() People / community participation and support
() Financing uncertainty and failure
() Political instability and policy weakness
() Technical weakness and failure to sustain the project
() Environmental challenge to affect the Hydro Power

3. Preferred ownership and development modality

() Government owned and operated
() National Independent Power producers owned and operate
() International Independent Power producers owned and operate
() Mix of National and International JV owned and operate
() Community / cooperative / Corporate owned and operate

4. Focus of the Hydro Power plant to provide

() Energy access Household
() Electricity for Industries and employment
() Energy for Export to earn cash
() Energy for export in exchange to import during deficit
() Energy through a regional grind encompassing many countries

5. What kind of Hydro power Plant should be preferred?

() Runoff River
() With at least daily pondage to meet daily peak load
() Small storage to meet seasonal peak demand at least
() Large storage to reach at least annual autonomy
() Extra large storage to generate maximum power and support longer autonomy

6. New Hydro Power Plant selection should preferred

() To support the remote areas without electricity
() To integrate with existing local (mini) grind available nearby
() To integrate with existing national grind passing nearby
() To contribute in regional energy balance within country
() To supply energy for sale to outside country

7. Hydro Power selection should be preferred on

() Using national financing and available human resources
() Using partly outside financing and available human resources
() Using partly outside financing and partly outside human resources
() Using outside financial resources but using available human resources
() Using outside financial resources and outside human resources
8. To best economic interest from Hydro Power, prioritize the following sub-factors
() Generation (Power) Capacity of plant
() Benefits associated (both direct e.g. revenue and indirect e.g. services) with the plant
() Cost of Power Generation of the plant
() Employment generation due to plant
() Utilization of available local materials and resources to build the plant

9. Prioritize the following sub factors under the social factors of Hydro power development
() Fairness on equity allocation of benefits and impacts
() Focusing on Inclusiveness, Gender Empowering and vulnerability
() Project induced impacts like safety, power supply reliability & displacement etc
() Transparency and Governance of the project
() Technical knowhow and social capital building

10. Rate (importance) the following sub factors under Environment with regard to Hydro power
() Terrestrial (land, forest) Environment degradation due to hydro power project
() River morphology, riparian ecology caused (by sediment, flood etc.)
() Impact on water resources (continuity, regularity, quantity and quality)
() Solid waste and pollutions due to project construction and operation
() Water abstraction or damming

11. Prioritize the following sub factors while technically decide the project selection
() Power availability throughout the year
() Available support infrastructure like road, bridge, power grid etc
() Energy demand and availability to satisfy the local communities
() Country capability to implement, maintain and operate the project
() In country materials, accessories, equipments and finance availability

12. Prioritize the following sub factors of Political factors as per their importance with regard to hydro
power development
() Contribution to National Independence of energy availability
() Conflict with (water rights, Trans boundary and International water) and impact on economy, business
deals with other countries
() Conducive hydro power sector policy, strategy and plan
() Attracting foreign investment in the sector development
() Regional (within country) power generation balance

13. Prioritize the Factors to be considered for developing Hydro Power in Nepal
() Technical
() Social
() Environmental
() Economical
() Political