KATHMANDU, Sept 1: Minister for Population and Environment Jaydev Joshi has said the use and promotion of renewable energy including solar power was the priority of the government.

Addressing a programme organised by the Energy Development Council in his honour today, Minister Joshi said transport sector had the much consumption of petro energy and a huge budget was spent every year in its import.

Now time was for promoting electric vehicles to save the budget and protect environment as well.

A strategy and an action plan on the control of environment pollution were afoot, he added. RSS 

 
• minister for population and environment
 
• jaydev joshi
 
• electric vehicle
 
• energy development council