[01] Nawraj Bhattarai, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Central Campus Pulchowk, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal. [02] Ajay Kumar Jha, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Central Campus Pulchowk, Institute of Engineering, Tribhuvan University, Lalitpur, Nepal.

Nepal’s commercial sector consumed 1.3% of total national energy consumption in 2009. Although from national perspective, the sectoral energy consumption is low but reliable future energy demand is an essential requirement for sustainable utilization of available energy resources. The purpose of this study is to project the sectoral energy demand up to 2030 under selected anticipated growth scenarios of national economy. To project future energy demand, the end use commercial sector energy deman

Energy Scenarios, Commercial Sector Energy Planning, Nepal

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