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Sustainable energy-supply strategies
Suggest how energy supplies have been made more sustainable. Use an example of a local renewable energy scheme in an LIC/NEE.
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- 1 Uses a local renewable energy scheme in an LIC/NEE.
- 2 Explains scheme actions that improve energy supply.
- 3 Links actions to sustainability, not just energy production.
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A micro-hydro scheme in Nepal can make energy supply more sustainable by using flowing water to generate electricity for a village. It is renewable, so it does not rely on imported fossil fuels and produces less air pollution. Because the scheme is small-scale and locally managed, maintenance costs are lower and the community has a reason to keep it working.
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The response needs a local LIC/NEE renewable scheme and a sustainability link.