Load-Shedding Dilemma: Nepal sees Increase in Power Cuts
Bad news folks, we gonna have power cuts of up to 7 hours starting from today. In valley there will be seven hours of power cut for four days and six hours of cut for two days every week. That brings to 40 hours of load-shedding per week. Every household will have one load-shedding holiday per week that means no load-shedding for a day. At least there's something to cheer about.
In areas west of Lamahi, the existing power cut schedule of three hours daily will continue, while in Lahan and areas east of it, there will be 24 hours of power cut per week. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said though 80 megawatts of power is being imported from India but will be used only in areas west of Lamahi and east of Lahan because of technical reasons, making it possible for NEA to enforce power cuts of lesser durations in those areas.
In the four days per week when households face seven hours of power cuts, there will be three hours of power cuts either in the morning or afternoon and four hours at night. Meanwhile, in the two days per week when consumers face six hours of power cuts, three hours of cuts will be enforced in the morning or afternoon and three hours at night.
A major chunk of load-shedding hours will be enforced at night, stretching upto midnight. This schedule is expected to last till mid-March. If consumers shift load again, there might be increase in power cuts by one to two hours daily thereafter.
1 comment:
This is really frustrating news. What on earth NEA was doing when it knew such situation might occur. Such situations are one of the numerous factors that casues hinderances in development of country. GDP is declining and such factors are catalyzing.
IF NEA knew, why it didn't hav plan B. Our politicians are always eager to fill their own bags, ani buy expensive power deals but ignore cheap ones like Upper TAMAKOHI project (Not sure, forgot the name). Now it's time to focus on cheap ones not expensive. Please lets all cooperate to decrease this tumour. LEts try to save energy. Lets follow simple basic rules like using tubelight instead of other bulb, not using ACs. Heaters, TV, Fridge etc when not necessary. This way we can help to decrease the load-shedding. may god help us.
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