NEA reduces load shedding hours by more than half

NEA reduces load shedding hours by more than half
Nepalnews, 28-Apr-08

People tired of daily power cuts will get some respite with Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) slashing the load-shedding hours by more than half from Tuesday onwards.

Sher Singh Bhatt, chief of NEA's Load Dispatching Center, said that NEA would from now on impose only 21 hours of power cuts four days a week.

Bhatt said that the load shedding hours were reduced as the water level in reservoirs increased owing to melting of snow with the advent of the summer season. He said this has led to increased production of electricity in the power plants.

Earlier, consumers were forced to bear more than 46 hours of load shedding every week, adversely affecting their daily lives.

According to the new load shedding schedule, NEA would impose two and half hours of load shedding three days a week and then eight and six hours of load shedding one day each in separate time schedules for different parts of Kathmandu. Similarly, consumers would not have to face any power outages two days a week as against the current one.