The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has increased load-shedding to 88 hours a week (10.5 hours a day) with effect from Monday. Industrial consumers will face 87-hour weekly power cuts.
As per the new schedule, people will have to live in darkness for 10 hours on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday; 12 hours on Wednesday and Saturday; and 14 hours on Thursday and Friday.
“Increasing demand and low supply compelled us to increase load-shedding hours,” said Chiranjibi Sharma, director at NEA’s System Control, adding that NEA has been making efforts to avoid further rise in power cuts.
Government officials and energy experts have projected that power outages could hit 19 hours a day.
Sharma said that power cuts will come down after Nepal starts receiving 100MW electricity from India as per the recent agreement.
As per the new schedule, people will have to live in darkness for 10 hours on Sunday, Monday and Tuesday; 12 hours on Wednesday and Saturday; and 14 hours on Thursday and Friday.
“Increasing demand and low supply compelled us to increase load-shedding hours,” said Chiranjibi Sharma, director at NEA’s System Control, adding that NEA has been making efforts to avoid further rise in power cuts.
Government officials and energy experts have projected that power outages could hit 19 hours a day.
Sharma said that power cuts will come down after Nepal starts receiving 100MW electricity from India as per the recent agreement.
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