The Economic Viability of Jatropha Biodiesel in Nepal
Nepal depends entirely on imports for meeting its demand for petroleum products, which account for the largest share in total import volume. Diesel is the main petroleum product consumed in the country and accounts for 38 percent of the total natio...
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okr-10986-221682021-04-23T14:04:07Z The Economic Viability of Jatropha Biodiesel in Nepal Timilsina, Govinda R. Tiwari, Ujjal CARBON CREDIT EMPLOYMENT OIL EXTRACTION COLLECTION COSTS TRANSPORT SECTOR FUEL PROPERTIES PRODUCTION CARBON DIOXIDE FOSSIL FUELS VARIABLE COSTS CALCULATION UREA CARBON VEHICLES OIL SEED PLANT ACTIVITIES DISCOUNT RATE EMISSIONS GASOLINE WELFARE EMISSION REDUCTION VARIABLES GAS WHOLESALE PRICE DIESEL CONSUMPTION PRICE INPUTS OIL PRODUCTION PAYMENTS GREENHOUSE GAS PESTICIDES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TRENDS CENTRAL BANK AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES DEVELOPMENT MAIZE CAPACITY UTILIZATION WATER MANAGEMENT CO2 PETROLEUM OIL PRICES CLIMATIC CONDITIONS PER CAPITA INCOME COSTS OIL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CHEMICAL PROPERTIES RENT BIODIESEL CAPACITY PLANT OWNER GHG CALORIFIC VALUE FIXED COSTS WATER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES MARKETS RAINFALL VARIABLE INPUTS ALTERNATIVE FUELS PHOSPHORUS TOTAL COSTS ENERGY SECTOR PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION DISCOUNTED VALUE FUEL CONSUMPTION FUELS SUBSIDIES DEGRADED LAND TAXES ALTERNATIVE USE TURBINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION EMISSION GREENHOUSE CONSUMPTION OPPORTUNITY COST GROSS MARGIN ECONOMIC RENT HEAT CROP CLIMATE CHANGE FUEL TYPES CARBON REVENUE DROUGHT BALANCE CARBON CREDITS BIO-ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY HEAT RATE VALUE COMPETITIVENESS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT ELECTRICITY CREDIT COST OF FEEDSTOCK FORESTS FOSSIL FUEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURE PETROLEUM GAS DAP ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ECONOMICS PILOT PROJECTS TRADE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BIOFUEL COMBUSTION FEEDSTOCK INVESTMENT NITROGEN RURAL AREAS COAL FUEL CARBON MARKET POTASH LESS AVAILABILITY FACILITIES WHEAT ECONOMIC LIFE BIOFUELS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS RENEWABLE ENERGY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ECONOMICS RESEARCH DIESEL KEROSENE PRICE FLOOR FOSSIL PRICES JATROPHA PRODUCTION COSTS OIL SEED BENEFITS DEVELOPMENT POLICY ALTERNATIVE FUEL ENERGY Nepal depends entirely on imports for meeting its demand for petroleum products, which account for the largest share in total import volume. Diesel is the main petroleum product consumed in the country and accounts for 38 percent of the total national CO2 emissions from fuel consumption. There is a general perception that the country would economically benefit if part of imported diesel is substituted with domestically produced jatropha-based biodiesel. This study finds that the economics of jatropha-based biodiesel depend on several factors, such as diesel price, yield of jatropha seeds per hectare, and availability of markets for production byproducts, such as glycerol and jatropha cake. Under the scenarios considered, jatropha biodiesel is unlikely to be economically competitive in Nepal unless seed yields per hectare are implausibly large and high returns can be obtained from byproduct markets that do not yet exist. In the absence of byproduct markets, even earnings from a carbon credit do not help jatropha biodiesel to compete with diesel unless the credit value exceeds US$50/tCO2 (which is well above current values) and jatropha seed yield is at or above the midrange of the scenarios considered. Declines in diesel prices from the levels observed in 2009–13 only compound the economic competitiveness issue. 2015-07-16T14:24:33Z 2015-07-16T14:24:33Z 2015-06 Working Paper http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24597230/economic-viability-jatropha-biodiesel-nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22168 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 7295 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper South Asia Nepal |
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CARBON CREDIT EMPLOYMENT OIL EXTRACTION COLLECTION COSTS TRANSPORT SECTOR FUEL PROPERTIES PRODUCTION CARBON DIOXIDE FOSSIL FUELS VARIABLE COSTS CALCULATION UREA CARBON VEHICLES OIL SEED PLANT ACTIVITIES DISCOUNT RATE EMISSIONS GASOLINE WELFARE EMISSION REDUCTION VARIABLES GAS WHOLESALE PRICE DIESEL CONSUMPTION PRICE INPUTS OIL PRODUCTION PAYMENTS GREENHOUSE GAS PESTICIDES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TRENDS CENTRAL BANK AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES DEVELOPMENT MAIZE CAPACITY UTILIZATION WATER MANAGEMENT CO2 PETROLEUM OIL PRICES CLIMATIC CONDITIONS PER CAPITA INCOME COSTS OIL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CHEMICAL PROPERTIES RENT BIODIESEL CAPACITY PLANT OWNER GHG CALORIFIC VALUE FIXED COSTS WATER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES MARKETS RAINFALL VARIABLE INPUTS ALTERNATIVE FUELS PHOSPHORUS TOTAL COSTS ENERGY SECTOR PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION DISCOUNTED VALUE FUEL CONSUMPTION FUELS SUBSIDIES DEGRADED LAND TAXES ALTERNATIVE USE TURBINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION EMISSION GREENHOUSE CONSUMPTION OPPORTUNITY COST GROSS MARGIN ECONOMIC RENT HEAT CROP CLIMATE CHANGE FUEL TYPES CARBON REVENUE DROUGHT BALANCE CARBON CREDITS BIO-ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY HEAT RATE VALUE COMPETITIVENESS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT ELECTRICITY CREDIT COST OF FEEDSTOCK FORESTS FOSSIL FUEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURE PETROLEUM GAS DAP ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ECONOMICS PILOT PROJECTS TRADE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BIOFUEL COMBUSTION FEEDSTOCK INVESTMENT NITROGEN RURAL AREAS COAL FUEL CARBON MARKET POTASH LESS AVAILABILITY FACILITIES WHEAT ECONOMIC LIFE BIOFUELS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS RENEWABLE ENERGY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ECONOMICS RESEARCH DIESEL KEROSENE PRICE FLOOR FOSSIL PRICES JATROPHA PRODUCTION COSTS OIL SEED BENEFITS DEVELOPMENT POLICY ALTERNATIVE FUEL ENERGY |
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CARBON CREDIT EMPLOYMENT OIL EXTRACTION COLLECTION COSTS TRANSPORT SECTOR FUEL PROPERTIES PRODUCTION CARBON DIOXIDE FOSSIL FUELS VARIABLE COSTS CALCULATION UREA CARBON VEHICLES OIL SEED PLANT ACTIVITIES DISCOUNT RATE EMISSIONS GASOLINE WELFARE EMISSION REDUCTION VARIABLES GAS WHOLESALE PRICE DIESEL CONSUMPTION PRICE INPUTS OIL PRODUCTION PAYMENTS GREENHOUSE GAS PESTICIDES ECONOMIC ANALYSIS TRENDS CENTRAL BANK AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES DEVELOPMENT MAIZE CAPACITY UTILIZATION WATER MANAGEMENT CO2 PETROLEUM OIL PRICES CLIMATIC CONDITIONS PER CAPITA INCOME COSTS OIL SUSTAINABLE ENERGY CHEMICAL PROPERTIES RENT BIODIESEL CAPACITY PLANT OWNER GHG CALORIFIC VALUE FIXED COSTS WATER DISTRIBUTION FACILITIES MARKETS RAINFALL VARIABLE INPUTS ALTERNATIVE FUELS PHOSPHORUS TOTAL COSTS ENERGY SECTOR PETROLEUM CONSUMPTION DISCOUNTED VALUE FUEL CONSUMPTION FUELS SUBSIDIES DEGRADED LAND TAXES ALTERNATIVE USE TURBINE ENERGY CONSUMPTION EMISSION GREENHOUSE CONSUMPTION OPPORTUNITY COST GROSS MARGIN ECONOMIC RENT HEAT CROP CLIMATE CHANGE FUEL TYPES CARBON REVENUE DROUGHT BALANCE CARBON CREDITS BIO-ENERGY ALTERNATIVE ENERGY HEAT RATE VALUE COMPETITIVENESS CLEAN DEVELOPMENT ELECTRICITY CREDIT COST OF FEEDSTOCK FORESTS FOSSIL FUEL CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES AGRICULTURE PETROLEUM GAS DAP ECONOMIC COMPETITIVENESS ECONOMICS PILOT PROJECTS TRADE EMISSIONS FROM FUEL BIOFUEL COMBUSTION FEEDSTOCK INVESTMENT NITROGEN RURAL AREAS COAL FUEL CARBON MARKET POTASH LESS AVAILABILITY FACILITIES WHEAT ECONOMIC LIFE BIOFUELS LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS RENEWABLE ENERGY PETROLEUM PRODUCTS ECONOMICS RESEARCH DIESEL KEROSENE PRICE FLOOR FOSSIL PRICES JATROPHA PRODUCTION COSTS OIL SEED BENEFITS DEVELOPMENT POLICY ALTERNATIVE FUEL ENERGY Timilsina, Govinda R. Tiwari, Ujjal The Economic Viability of Jatropha Biodiesel in Nepal |
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Nepal depends entirely on imports for
meeting its demand for petroleum products, which account for
the largest share in total import volume. Diesel is the main
petroleum product consumed in the country and accounts for
38 percent of the total national CO2 emissions from fuel
consumption. There is a general perception that the country
would economically benefit if part of imported diesel is
substituted with domestically produced jatropha-based
biodiesel. This study finds that the economics of
jatropha-based biodiesel depend on several factors, such as
diesel price, yield of jatropha seeds per hectare, and
availability of markets for production byproducts, such as
glycerol and jatropha cake. Under the scenarios considered,
jatropha biodiesel is unlikely to be economically
competitive in Nepal unless seed yields per hectare are
implausibly large and high returns can be obtained from
byproduct markets that do not yet exist. In the absence of
byproduct markets, even earnings from a carbon credit do not
help jatropha biodiesel to compete with diesel unless the
credit value exceeds US$50/tCO2 (which is well above current
values) and jatropha seed yield is at or above the midrange
of the scenarios considered. Declines in diesel prices from
the levels observed in 2009–13 only compound the economic
competitiveness issue. |
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Timilsina, Govinda R. Tiwari, Ujjal |
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Timilsina, Govinda R. Tiwari, Ujjal |
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Timilsina, Govinda R. |
| title |
The Economic Viability of Jatropha Biodiesel in Nepal |
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The Economic Viability of Jatropha Biodiesel in Nepal |
| title_full |
The Economic Viability of Jatropha Biodiesel in Nepal |
| title_fullStr |
The Economic Viability of Jatropha Biodiesel in Nepal |
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The Economic Viability of Jatropha Biodiesel in Nepal |
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economic viability of jatropha biodiesel in nepal |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2015 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2015/06/24597230/economic-viability-jatropha-biodiesel-nepal http://hdl.handle.net/10986/22168 |
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