Ripened Jatropha fruit in a tree.
Staff from PEEDA explaining the concept of the Bio-fuel project to the staff of Okhaldhunga Community Hospital and the local community.
Adding the Jatropha bio-fuel to the fuel tank for testing.
The generator requires a hand crank to start it. This time it is being started for the Jatropha bio-fuel oil test.
Two fuel tanks were used to run the generator, one with conventional diesel fuel, the other with Jatropha. The diesel oil was used to start the generator, and once running, the Jatropha was switched in.
Once the Jatropha seeds were collected, they were transported to Kathmandu, where the oil was expelled using this machine in Kathmandu University.
Growing the Jatropha plants in Okhaldhunga. So far this has taken place in 7 VDCs, with around 6000 plants.
Jatropha seedlings packing up to transport to Okhaldhunga for transplanting.
Jatropha cultivated in Kharinitar, near Pokhara, in barren, unproductive Institute of Forestry Campus land.
Jatropha Nursery in Manigram, Butwal.
This is the historical mill stone giving Okhaldhunga District name (Okhal - mill, dhunga - stone).
Jatropha branches with unripened fruit.
MoU between PEEDA and Okhaldhunga Community Hospital (OCH).
Kirsten Gade from EED signing the funding agreement for the bio-fuel project.
Okhaldhunga Community Hospital need more than 1100 litres of disel in a year.
Normal diesel generator use in Okhaldhunge Community Hospital.
A new-born baby in an incubator in Okhaldhunga Community Hospital.
Okhaldhunga Community hospital performs some operations under torch light, as the National Grid does not reach the district and the generators are unable to provide enough power for all the equipment needed.
This picture is from Birendra park.