Biogas Plants' Distribution and Balance Development in Nepal: A World System Perspective

Abstract

Background: Nepal has over a half century history of promoting domestic biogas. Over 290,902 biogas plants were installed throughout the country till the end of fiscal year 2012/13. The trend of biogas development in Nepal is encouraging over the year.

Objective: This paper aims at examining biogas plants' distribution and balance development in Nepal through world system perspective.

Methodology: The results have been estimated by using secondary data of FY 1992/93 to 2012/13. The data have tabulated and analyzed through applying the simple statistical techniques of analysis and world system perspective.

Results: Biogas plants' penetration is high in periphery area than others at greater extent. The plants' distribution in periphery area of Nepal has been increasing over the years in case of biogas. Moreover, there is positive correlation between total biogas plants constructed throughout the nation and plants constructed in periphery and semi-periphery area of Nepal while negative correlation of total biogas plants constructed throughout the nation with plants constructed in core area.

Conclusion: Biogas contributes for balance development by mobilizing more resources including subsidy to semi-periphery and periphery areas of Nepal. In general assumptions of the world system perspective, resources are less mobilized for periphery area as well as core area exploits semi-periphery and periphery area; however, it is different in case of biogas plants' distribution in Nepal. It means that the world system perspective is not applicable all sector and part of the world.