Appropriate Household Energy Technology Development Nepal offers extreme geographical conditions to test different transport systems. It has ranges of high mountains occupying much of the country and flat land areas known as terai. Rural access is a major problem in Nepal. Settlements are scattered with few densely populated areas, which combined with the harsh terrain and unfavourable weather conditions, makes linking homes to established roads very difficult.
Ropeway transport has been in use in Nepal for many years. In their most basic form, they onsist of a single span made with fibre rope simply anchored at each end. The first major opeway in Nepal installed in the 1920s followed by an improved and extended system in 964. Although there has been some stagnation in the development of large-scale opeways, small-scale systems are economically feasible in Nepal.
