Load-shedding lifted, cut for factories

KATHMANDU, APRIL 19: In a bid to give relief to power-strapped industrial sector, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has ended load-shedding in major industrial estates in the country. The industrial estates where load-shedding has ended are Balaju, Patan, Bhaktapur, Hetauda, Pokhara and Butwal industrial estates. All these estates are managed by the government. There used to be a two-day per week of power outage in these industrial estates. [break]



“Two days ago, we had requested with the Minister for Water Resources to remove load-shedding in industrial estates,” said Giriraj Bhandari, general manager of Industrial Estates Management Ltd. Bhandari also said attempts are on to end load-shedding in all industrial estates.



Also, the NEA, the state-owned power distributor, has ended load-shedding at Kasmas Cements, Everest Wire and Everest Wire.



Similarly, load-shedding hours have been reduced to 8 hours a day from existing 13 hours for industrial feeders along Butwal-Hetauda transmission line. Bhrikuti Pulps and Paper Mills also will benefit from the reduced power outage.



Likewise, load-shedding hours have been cut to two days a week from the existing three and a half days at Himal, Dabur, Nitanpur and Birgunj industrial estates.



The NEA said the reduction in power outage was possible because of rising water levels in snow-fed rivers.

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