China has donated over 32,000 sets of 10Wp solar power generation systems to Nepal along with 325 packages of 1,200Wp PV systems including a battery, controller, LED bulb and case.

Ram Prasad Lamsal, joint secretary at Nepal's Ministry of Population and Environment, said: "The support provided by China is instrumental in addressing the problems of environment and climate change. It will also benefit our people from the perspective of health and saving time.”

The goods will be distributed by the Alternative Energy Promotion Center (AEPC) in the districts highly affected by a devastating earthquake in 2015. The beneficiary districts are Sindhupalchowk, Kavrepalanchowk, Nuwakot, Dhading and Lamjung where many villages are yet to be connected by national electricity grid.