Layer: Solar Strategic Suitability

Summary

This explorer layer shows broad solar suitability bands that combine resource value with constraint notes for high-level map reading.

Explorer label: Best solar locations
Layer group: Solar layers
Feature count: 6

Strategic suitability bands combining resource value with constraint notes.

What It Represents

This layer moves beyond sunshine alone. It frames broad areas by strategic suitability, combining resource potential with constraints that affect whether solar can be useful in Nepal's power system.

How To Read It

Use it when comparing solar build logic against hydropower and transmission geography. It is particularly useful for understanding why quick-cycle solar is a different kind of planning lever than large hydro.

Coverage / Method

The layer is a strategic suitability overlay exposed through the explorer map inventory. It covers broad areas rather than project parcels and should be read with the solar GHI zones, solar plant points, and related solar-resource pages.

Caveats

Suitability bands are strategic, not parcel-screening output. They should not replace land, grid, environmental, or procurement studies.