Showing posts with label Load Shedding. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Load Shedding. Show all posts

Thursday, February 6, 2014

New Load Shedding Routine

Kathmandu, February

New Load Shedding Schedule from 9th February 2014.

Friday, January 3, 2014

Load-shedding 12 hours a day from Sunday

Kathmandu, Jan 3

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has informed that the exisitng 11 hours of load- shedding a week would be increased by an hour to 12 hours a day from January 5.

As per a public notice issued by the state-run power utility yesterday, the country will now witness 80 hours of power outage a week.

Sunday, September 16, 2012

M Shakya calls for policy reform in hydropower

KATHMANDU, SEP 16, 2012

Minister for Environment, Science and Technology Dr Keshab Man Shakya has stressed the need of bringing policy reforms so as to attract investors in hydropower sector.

Speaking at an Annual General Meeting (AGM) of Federation of Nepal Electricity Entrepreneurs here on Saturday, Minister Shakya said policy hassles have cost much in bringing hydropower investors into confidence.

'Investment-friendly environment has not been enabled due to waning political will power. It is necessary that all the political parties should pay attention to that end', he added.

Vice-chairperson of Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNNCI) Pashupati Murarka accused the government of showing double standard by fixing food price, though Nepal has adopted open market economy.

Chairperson of Hydro Development Forum Gyanendra Lal Pradhan said prevalence of 18-hour-long load-shedding in the country is caused by the government's sheer negligence towards hydropower generation and that has also resulted in annual trade deficit of Rs 35 billion.

Likewise, Federation Chairperson Ram Bahadur Shrestha demanded the government exempt VAT and customs duty in CFL and battery.

It was informed at the programme that nearly 90 per cent of the total supply of electric goods have been imported from outside.
 
 
Source: THT