completed· Climate

Implementation of a joint project on sustainability and the generation and storage of renewable energies with the municipality of Rainas / Nepal

As part of Agenda 2030 and the Global Responsibility and One World theme of Detmolds sustainability strategy, the city of Detmold has entered into a long-term and equal city partnership with the municipality of Rainas in Nepal, specifically on the topic of sustainability. During the visit of the Nepalese delegation to Detmold in December 2023, it was jointly determined that the topics of renewable energy production and use represent a common area of interest in which extensive knowledge could be exchanged and joint projects and implementation steps defined. For example, the municipality of Rainas has a photovoltaic system that is currently unusable due to a technical defect. In the meantime, the exchange has been further intensified and a cooperation project has been set up with Stadtwerke Detmold and the association Elektriker ohne Grenzen e.V. (Electricians without Borders), in which a delegation from the Detmold city administration, Detmold municipal utilities and the association will travel to Rainas to repair the existing photovoltaic system and establish further cost-effective decentralised solutions such as balcony power plants with storage facilities, initially as part of a pilot project.