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Bara Parsa Industries Plagued by Tripping Problem

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Bara Parsa Industries Plagued by Tripping Problem
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January 12: Industries in the Bara-Parsa industrial corridor have been affected due to the lack of regular electricity supply. Industrialists complain of frequent tripping of electricity in the industries of the corridor for the past one week.

An industrialist said that such a problem is more common in industries that take supply from the 66 kV transmission line of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

“The power gets cut off 6/7 hours daily without notice. Frequent tripping is disrupting production,” he said.

Industrialists say that many problems arise in the production when power is cut five to seven times a day.

Hari Gautam, vice president of Birgunj Chamber of Commerce says that although they have been demanding quality and regular supply of electricity for the industries, there has been no improvement.

According to Gautam, frequent power cuts result in wastage of raw materials, decline in production, damage of equipment, and the quality of the products deteriorate.

NEA, however, claims that there is not much tripping in Bara-Parsa industrial corridor. NEA’S spokesperson Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai says that problems arise sometimes due to maintenance.

He said that since the 66 kV transmission line passes through the forest, problems such as falling of trees, wind and overload cause disruption in power supply.

NEA says that power supply is also affected if there is a problem in importing electricity from India during the dry season.

Nepal imports electricity from Bihar during the dry season. Two thermal plants with a capacity of 1400 megawatts are closed in Bihar state of India. Bara-Parsa Industrial Corridor is being supplied with electricity from Bihar.

NEA Spokesperson Bhattarai said that it is normal to have power cuts when the world is hit by energy crisis.

“We depend on India for energy during the dry season,” he said.

 

 

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