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Industries Hit Hard by NEA Decision to Cut Electricity Supply Abruptly

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Industries Hit Hard by NEA Decision to Cut Electricity Supply Abruptly
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March 24: NEA has cut off electricity supply to the industries consuming more than 1 MW of electricity without prior notice. As a result, the industrial area has been reeling under chaos. Rajendra Raut, vice president of Province 1 chapter of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry and the economic adviser to the Chief Minister of the province said that NEA did not give a chance for the industries to look for alternatives and cut off the electricity supply abruptly.

 “The power supply should have been cut off by at least after informing the industries by issuing a public notice. The sudden power supply disruption created a kind of panic in the industry,” said Raut.

The industries which were finally gaining momentum post Covid-19 period are back in trouble again. Raut said that the cost of production will also increase when the industries have to run with the help of diesel plants.

Suyash Raj Pyakurel, chairman of the Chamber of Industry Morang, criticized the government’s irresponsible act of cutting off the power supply. “It is a shameful that the government could not bid electricity from India for even 1 day,” he said.

Chairman of the Province 1 chapter of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Bhim Ghimire said that it was inappropriate for the government to shut down industries for hours due to minor problems despite repeatedly urging the public to increase the consumption of electricity. He said that the NEA had caused damage in millions to the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor by cutting off the supply without giving prior notice.

The supply of electricity to Nepal has been abruptly cut off as the cost of electricity generated from the thermal plant operated in India has gone up since the increase in the price of coal due to the Russia-Ukraine war. Rajesh Regmi, head of the Duhabi Grid, said that 190 MW of electricity was being supplied from Kataiya Power House in Bihar, which fell to zero on Tuesday. He said, “Even though 30 MW of electricity was distributed on Wednesday afternoon, it was cut off again in the evening”.




 

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