FACTOR ANALYSIS ON ENERGY CONSUMPTION IN NEPAL MANUFACTURING ESTABLISHMENTS

Abstract

 This paper estimates energy consumption in manufacturing establishments in Nepal and evaluates the consumption structure, based on two official statistics, then analyzes factors affecting change of energy consumption, based on different editions of one of the two. Followings are results, (1)coal is the largest contributor in energy sources, (2)large quantity of coal and/or biomass is mainly consumed in ceramic industry, food industry, and metal products industry, (3)these industries and textile industry are 4 major energy-consuming industries, (4)about 60% of increasing energy consumption is due to production increase, (5)energy using efficiency is increasing in most of industries but is largely decreasing in some industries, especially in major energy-consuming industries. At present, though two official statistics utilized in this paper are very useful and only information sources, which provide energy information in manufacturing establishments in Nepal, enhancement of research precision is desirable for future analysis.