Nepal Clean Air and Prosperity Project

About this project

The proposed Nepal Clean Air for Prosperity (NCAP) Project aims to reduce PM2.5 and precursor emissions from priority sources, defined as industrial and commercial sources in this project. These objectives will be achieved through the following project activities: Component 1: Adopting Cleaner Production Technologies to Reduce PM2.5 Emissions. The objective of this component is to support enterprises (industrial and commercial) to adopt cleaner technologies, including boilers and furnaces operating on cleaner fuels, such as electricity, pellets and briquettes, and emission control devices. The project will focus predominately on micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in the following categories of industries: food and beverage, textile, chemical, pharmaceutical, steel, hospitality, and hospitals. These industries have been identified as the main operators of boilers and furnaces using fossil fuels (coal, diesel, and oil), as well as inefficient boilers and furnaces using biomass. Component 2: Strengthening Air Quality Monitoring and Management. This component will strengthen the GoN's air quality management systems by reinforcing regulatory foundations, enhancing institutional capacity for enforcement, improving monitoring of existing pollution sources and strengthening domestic and regional collaboration. Component 3: Project Management, Monitoring, and Capacity Building. This component will support the establishment of the Project Steering Committee (PSC) chaired by t…

Published by

World Bank · Multilateral

Countries

Nepal

Sectors

Environmental policy and administrative management

Places

Kathmandu

Funded by

International Development Association

Implemented by

Department of Industry

Accountable

Nepal

Passes funds through

International Development Association

Published by World Bank to the International Aid Transparency Initiative (IATI), last updated 3 Oct 2026 and imported automatically. IATI identifier: 44000-P506527.

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