Clean Energy Nepal

What Clean Energy Nepal does

Clean Energy Nepal (CEN) is a non-governmental, non-profit civil society organization founded in 2000 and headquartered in Lalitpur, Nepal, that operates at the intersection of climate change advocacy, clean energy promotion, air quality monitoring, and environmental research. The organization runs three primary programmatic verticals: Clean Air and Urban Mobility, Energy and Climate Change, and Water and Sanitation, delivering campaigns and projects such as MaYA (people-centric transport planning), MASKMANDU and I Care for Clean Air, the Climate Innovation Challenge, and the Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative.

Its technical footprint centers on low-cost air quality monitoring using open-seneca sensor technology to fill public data gaps, alongside the ProMS mobile application that integrates with automatic local weather stations to deliver agro-met advisory services to farmers and municipal authorities. In 2025, CEN became the lead recipient of the EPIC Air Quality Fund to deploy 21 low-cost monitors across major Nepal cities, with output data made publicly available and youth mobilized for advocacy. CEN does not operate a commercial revenue model; its funding is grant-based from international donors and program partners. The organization serves government and municipal authorities, civil society organizations, farmers and agricultural communities, and the general public, while coordinating or participating in domestic and regional networks including CCNN, CANN, NYCA, and CANSA.

Name

Clean Energy Nepal

Legal name

Clean Energy Nepal

Website

https://cen.org.np

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Clean Energy Nepal is a Nepal-based non-profit NGO founded in 2000 that conducts climate change advocacy, air quality monitoring using low-cost sensors, clean energy promotion, and water and sanitation programming, serving government, civil society, farmers, and the public.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Environmental Advocacy and Climate Services

NAICS

Administration of Air and Water Resource and Solid Waste Management Programs (92411), Administration of Environmental Quality Programs (924)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900)

akta.pro primary industry

Water, Sanitation & Hygiene (WASH) (BPAGABAC)

Keywords

• Climate advocacy services
• Air quality monitoring
• Clean energy promotion
• Environmental research
• Urban mobility campaigns

Headquarters

HQ city

Lalitpur

HQ country

Nepal

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Clean Energy Nepal is a non-governmental civil society organization that delivers programmatic services across three pillars: Clean Air and Urban Mobility, Energy and Climate Change, and Water and Sanitation. It conducts advocacy, awareness campaigns, policy consultations, capacity-building, and research on environmental issues in Nepal, and it deploys low-cost air quality sensors and the ProMS digital platform to support agro-meteorological advisory services for farmers and municipalities.

Product overview

Clean Energy Nepal is a non-governmental organization focused on environmental advocacy and climate action in Nepal. The organization operates through three main programmatic areas: Clean Air and Urban Mobility, Energy and Climate Change, and Water and Sanitation. The organization offers various campaigns and initiatives including MaYA (People Centric Transport Planning), I Care for Clean Air Campaign, MASKMANDU, Climate Innovation Challenge with the ProMS mobile application, EPIC Air Quality Fund deployment, and air quality monitoring using open-seneca low-cost sensors. Additional offerings include podcasts, publications (Our Concern E-News), and educational programmes on water and sanitation. The organization also coordinates with networks including CANN, CCNN, NYCA, and CANSA for broader climate advocacy.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• MaYA Campaign for People Centric Transport Planning A campaign focused on people-centric transport planning in the Kathmandu Valley, aimed at improving urban mobility and reducing pollution. Targeted at urban residents, commuters, and policymakers in Kathmandu Valley.
• I Care for Clean Air Campaign An awareness campaign promoting clean air initiatives in urban areas of Nepal. Targeted at urban residents, civil society, and local authorities.
• MASKMANDU - I Love My Lungs A campaign focused on air quality awareness and lung health in the Kathmandu Valley. Targeted at urban residents to encourage protective behaviors against air pollution.
• EPIC Air Quality Fund Deployment Deployment of 21 low-cost air quality monitors in major cities across Nepal, led by Clean Energy Nepal under the EPIC Air Quality Fund. Includes publicly available air quality data and youth training for data-driven advocacy. Targeted at urban communities, researchers, and policymakers.
• Climate Innovation Challenge (ProMS Agro-Met Advisory) Agro-meteorological advisory services for farmers and municipality authorities through an automatic local weather station and the ProMS mobile application, implemented in Belaka Municipality. Targeted at farmers and municipal agriculture authorities.
• Safe And Clean Air For All (SAFA Campaign) A campaign focused on achieving safe and clean air for all, including a final sharing workshop. Targeted at urban communities, civil society, and policymakers.
• Clean Air Monitoring (Open-Seneca) Initiative to fill data gaps in air quality monitoring through deployment of low-cost sensors using open-seneca technology, complementing existing monitoring networks. Targeted at researchers, policymakers, and the public seeking air quality data access.
• Promoting Green Inclusive and Resilient Cities in South Asia A regional project promoting green, inclusive, and resilient cities across South Asia. Targeted at municipal governments, urban planners, and civil society across the South Asian region.
• Building Resilience and Climate Adaptive Planning in Urban Centres of Nepal A project implementing resilience and climate-adaptive planning in two municipalities of Mid-Western Nepal, aimed at making urban centers people-centered and resilient to climate extremes and disasters. Targeted at municipal governments and urban communities in Mid-Western Nepal.
• Adaptation Finance Accountability Initiative An initiative focused on adaptation finance accountability. Targeted at policymakers, donors, and civil society stakeholders engaged in climate finance governance.
• Clean Water Campaign A campaign focused on clean water awareness and access. Targeted at communities and local authorities in Nepal.
• Human Value Based Water and Sanitation Education Programme An education programme in schools of Siddhipur focused on human values and water and sanitation. Targeted at school students and educators in Siddhipur.
• Building Food Security through Agro-Met Advisory Services A project involving field visits to flood-prone areas of Belaka Municipality ward no.1 to provide climate change impact information and agro-met advisory services to farmers. Targeted at farmers and municipal authorities in flood-prone agricultural areas.

Quantifiable outcome

• Deployment of 21 low-cost air quality monitors in major cities across Nepal through EPIC Air Quality Fund
• +2 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature2 records

Partnerships

15 partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• EPIC (Energy Policy Institute of Chicago)coreGTM or Marketing Partner · 17 April 2025Lead recipient of EPIC Air Quality Fund to facilitate deployment of 21 low-cost air quality monitors in major cities across Nepal, with data to be made publicly available and youth mobilization.
• IYCN (International Youth Climate Network)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2024Collaboration with IYCN and Climate Reality Project India and South Asia to organize side events at COP29 on waste management challenges in developing countries and highlighting youth-led solutions.
• Climate Reality Project India and South AsiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2024Joint collaboration at COP29 to organize sessions on waste management and climate action, sharing experiences from Nepal on waste management practices.
• DCA Nepal (Dan Church Aid)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2024Partnership on 'Empowering Communities: Scaling Up Locally Led Adaptation for Climate Resilience' side event at COP29, focusing on local adaptation practices.
• Switch AsiaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 November 2024Collaboration on high-level side event 'Harnessing Sustainable Consumption and Production in NDC 3.0' organized with CANSA and Switch Asia.
• Sajha YatayatcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on clean air initiatives including consultation workshops on proposed clean air standards and EV promotion surveys with public transport operators.
• Clean Air Network Nepal (CANN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNetwork organization focused on clean air advocacy in Nepal. CANN serves as a platform facilitating collaboration for air pollution control, with CEN playing a leadership role.
• Ministry of Forests and Environment (MoFE)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGovernment ministry responsible for climate policy. CEN works with MoFE on NDC integration, climate finance, and policy advocacy. Consultation workshops feed recommendations into NDC preparation.
• UN-HABITATminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerContributed to national consultation on urban resilience and NDC integration, focusing on incorporating urban priorities into Nepal's climate commitments.
• Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network affiliation for climate action coordination across South Asia. CEN engages through CAN Daily Briefings at COP processes.
• Climate Change Network Nepal (CCNN)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNational climate network that CEN participates in as a member, coordinating civil society positions on climate issues.
• Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerYouth climate network operating under CEN's network. Joint activities include air quality monitoring training in Janakpur under the Nepal Air Quality Improvement Program.
• Madesh Province GovernmentminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvincial government in Madhesh Province where CEN conducted youth training on air quality monitoring in Janakpur (province capital).
• GLOCHAminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal collaboration initiative. CEN engaged as speaker in 'Youth Perspectives on the Future of Climate Action and Global Cooperation' session at COP29 Digital Innovation Lab.
• Various Municipal GovernmentscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with municipalities on climate resilience projects including Belaka Municipality (agro-met advisory services) and Dhulikhel Municipality (sustainable urban development).

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Climate Action Network South Asia (CANSA): Regional network coordinating climate advocacy across South Asia; CEN engages via CAN Daily Briefings at COP processes. Comparable in focus (climate policy advocacy) and constituency (South Asia civil society).
• Clean Air Network Nepal (CANN): A Nepal-based civil society network focused on clean air advocacy and air pollution control, in which CEN plays a leadership role. Directly comparable mission, geography, and stakeholder base.
• Climate Change Network Nepal (CCNN): A national coalition coordinating civil society positions on climate change in Nepal, of which CEN is a member. Directly comparable in scope (climate advocacy), constituency (Nepal CSOs), and operating model.
• Nepalese Youth for Climate Action (NYCA): Youth-led climate network operating under CEN's ecosystem in Nepal. Directly comparable mission (climate advocacy and youth mobilization), with overlapping leadership and training programs (e.g., Janakpur air quality training).
• Practical Action Nepal: International development NGO operating in Nepal on clean energy, climate adaptation, and resilient livelihoods for poor communities. Comparable as a Nepal-based clean energy / climate-resilience NGO with grant-funded program delivery.

Broad incumbents

• The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI): India-based think tank and NGO working on clean energy, climate change, and sustainable development. Comparable in clean energy promotion and climate advocacy focus, with broader research and policy capabilities.
• International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD): Regional intergovernmental knowledge centre covering climate, air quality, water, and resilience across the Hindu Kush Himalaya. Comparable thematic focus and regional South Asia footprint, though operating as an IGO rather than NGO.
• Centre for Science and Environment (CSE): India-based research and advocacy organization working on air pollution, water, sanitation, and clean energy. Comparable program verticals (air, water, energy) and NGO advocacy model, though at significantly larger scale.

Regional players

• Clean Air Asia: Regional air quality knowledge network covering Asia, focused on air pollution data, policy advocacy, and capacity building. Comparable in air quality monitoring and policy focus, though operating at a broader regional scale.

Others

• Energy Policy Institute of Chicago (EPIC): Research institute that funds CEN's air quality monitoring program via the EPIC Air Quality Fund. Comparable in air quality data focus, but functions as a funder/partner rather than peer implementer.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Profiles3 records

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