December 29: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has urged the consumers who had consumed electricity through the dedicated feeder and trunk line to clear their dues in order to resume power supply.

The NEA has made it clear that there is no option for the consumers but to clear the dues on an installment basis.    
Organising a press conference on Thuesday, NEA Executive Director Kulman Ghising insisted that the NEA cannot waive the dues as the government has already issued a directive to recover the dues from the users of dedicated feeder and trunk line by cutting off the electricity supply line.    
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had instructed the NEA to collect the electricity tariff dues.    
“The NEA cannot do anything in this regard as exemption is not possible,” Ghising said, urging the industrialists to come forward and deposit certain amount in the review committee under the NEA.    
Following the PM's directives, the NEA has cut off electricity lines to some iconic industries. The business and industry community has expressed concern following the disruption of electricity line. The industrialists say that they are ready to pay the dues if the NEA provides the Time of Day (TOD) meter data. However, the NEA has said it cannot provide such data.
The NEA started cutting off electricity supply line since last December 26 as per the electricity transmission and electricity tariff regulations after the consumers did not pay the dues despite repeated requests by the NEA.