Yarsa Tech is producing electronic materials in Nepal

We have been hearing for years that even needles are not made in Nepal. There is no possibility in Nepal itself. Foreigners have been saying the same thing for years. But there is also a young generation who see potential in the country, who see opportunities in the country.

They are leading the country on the path of entrepreneurship. They are showing hope to the new generation that it is possible in Nepal. Yarsa Tech is a company that has moved forward on the path of showing that hope. It is a consumer electronics manufacturing company in Nepal.

Currently, Nepal is importing billions worth of electronic materials every year. On the one hand, billions of Nepalese money has gone out, and the after-sales service is also not good. Yarsa Tech was started to solve that problem.

Ida Rizal, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) of Yarsa Tech, is the first electronics manufacturing company in Nepal.

“Nowadays, billions of electronic materials are being imported in Nepal,” she says, “Yarsa Tech was established to produce electrical materials needed by consumers.”

He says that although the interest towards electrical materials has increased, the after sales service is not very good. ‘Nowadays we are getting attracted towards many electronic materials. But all those goods come from abroad. The after sales service of goods coming from abroad is not good. She says.

She says that warranty and after-sales service are good for high-priced goods, but it is difficult to get them for low-priced goods. After deterioration, the last option is to throw it away. It is increasing the electrical waste.

According to him, after understanding all these things, Yarsa Tech has chosen the path of producing consumer electronics materials in Nepal. The head office of Yarsa Tech, which was officially registered last November, is in Pokhara.

The company’s manufacturing unit (processing plant) is also located in Pokhara. The contact office of the company is in Kathmandu. The main office is kept in Pokhara because everything should not be done only in Kathmandu but also outside Kathmandu.

Although the country has gone to federalism, most of the companies are concentrated in Kathmandu. But Yarsa Tech has kept its main office in Pokhara and kept its liaison office in Kathmandu. The company is trying to give the impression of being decentralized.

Yarsa Tech is currently working mainly on 2 products. One is a backup power system and the other is an automatic light sensor for street lights. The power backup system is named ‘Niji Power’ and the automatic light sensor is named ‘Junkiri’. She informed that Private Power and Junkiri will be made public on August 4.

When there is no electricity from private power, it is possible to power the WiFi router or charge the mobile phone. It gives a backup of 6 to 8 hours. Pre-orders are now open. To some, the product has already been delivered.

Consumers who have used the product have responded that the product is good and there is no difference between foreign and domestic products. The team is further encouraged by the enthusiastic feedback received from users.

Rizal claims that Yarsa Tech is working to convey the message that it is possible in Nepal. She says, ‘In the beginning, someone had to move forward. We are making that effort and we are trying to convey the message that something is happening in Nepal too.’

Although there has been great progress in the software sector of Nepal, nothing has been done in the hardware sector. It has both opportunities and challenges. He complains that the government has not made a clear policy in electronics manufacturing.

Rizal says that the government should provide tax exemptions on raw materials used in manufacturing and clear policy arrangements should be made to address emerging technologies.

Products made abroad sometimes do not work in Nepal. Even if it works in Nepal, it does not work well. The main reason for this is to make products without considering the needs of Nepal. That is why foreign products are often seen as a problem.

He says that they will make products based on the situation in Nepal. ‘We make products keeping in mind the problems and needs of Nepal,’ she says.

Yarsa Tech has also planned to have service centers in different parts of the country for quality after sales services.
The company said that even though it is not easy for a start-up company like itself to compete with foreign companies, it will continue to try.

He believes that the country will be benefited if we can reduce the amount that is currently exported by only 1 percent by making products in Nepal. In addition, consumers get quality products and good service.

In Nepal, women are not considered to be people of technology. There are also less women who study technology and work in it. But women are given special priority in Yarsa Tech.

She informed that women are given priority in Yarsa Tech and will continue to do so in the future. Women are also in leadership roles in the company.

Technicians are also women. Are you not the boss sometimes? Are you a boy? Are you not an engineer to talk technical? Questions like that come before them. But Rizal’s experience is that it is very easy to work with the support and cooperation of the company. Yarsa Tech has given 20 people royalties at present.

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