KATHMANDU, Sept 7: Some areas under the Om Feeder of the Naxal Substation in Kathmandu will experience a 6-hour electricity disruption today.

KATHMANDU, Aug 30: An agreement has been reached to advance the construction of a transmission line for the 102-megawatt Middle Bhotekoshi Hydropower Project, currently under development in Sindhupalchowk, led by Chilime Hydropower Company Limited, an auxiliary company of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

KATHMANDU, Aug 20: Around 28 percent of the local levels of Nepal are yet to receive full-fledged electricity supply despite the country reporting 99 percent of the population having access to electricity.

KATHMANDU, Aug 18: Electricity from the national transmission line has reached Gosainkunda, the famous holy site in Rasuwa district of Bagmati Province, for the first time. This will make it easier for the pilgrims to reach Gosaikunda.

KATHMANDU, Aug 14: As the country is achieving a notable rise in electricity production in recent years, the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is expediting the installation of transmission lines.

KATHMANDU, Aug 10: Managing Director of Nepal Electricity (NEA), Kulman Ghising, who has not been getting support from the government in the dedicated and trunk line dispute, has made his detailed work performance report public.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Nepal is set to start exporting electricity to Bangladesh later this year.

KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) under the House of Representatives has decided to return a large portion of documents submitted by the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) that were not requested.

KATHMANDU, 9: The managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Kulman Ghising, is going to hold a press on the occasion of the completion of three years of his four-year term as the NEA’s managing director.

KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Bhakta Bahadur Pun and Kapil Acharya, who were dismissed from their positions of directors of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), have decided to appeal to the court.

KATHMANDU, Aug 4: The government has appointed Devendra Karki and Mahendra Bahadur Gurung to the board of directors of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation made this decision to fill the vacant positions.

KATHMANDU, July 30: Lawmakers have demanded an investigation into an alleged meeting between the chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) under the federal parliament, Rishikesh Pokharel, and an industrialist with unpaid electricity bills on trunk lines and dedicated feeders.

KATHMANDU, July 26: There will be a six-hour power outage today in the Matatirtha area of Kathmandu

KATHMANDU, July 23: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to resume electricity supply to six industries whose supply lines have been cut off. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dipak Khadka and NEA Managing Director Kulman Ghising, have agreed to reconnect electricity supply on Tuesday.

KATHMANDU, July 22: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has ignored a directive of the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) to reconnect the power supply of six industries whose power supply was disconnected over the dedicated feeders and trunk line dispute.

KATHMANDU, July 21: The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) on Sunday wrote a letter to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) pressurizing the power utility to reconnect the electricity lines of six manufacturers.

KATHMANDU, July 20: The Board of Directors of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided that industrial power lines will not be reconnected solely based on verbal instructions from the prime minister.

BIRATNAGAR, July 18: Former minister and energy expert Dipak Gyawali has emphasized the urgent need to pass the electricity bill, which has been pending for 12 years with 126 amendment proposals.

KATHMANDU, July 12: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has disconnected  the power supply of Jagadamba Steel located in Siraha. The NEA disconnected the power supply at 9 PM last night after the company failed to pay the outstanding dues for receiving electricity supply through dedicated lines and the fines for that.

KATHMANDU, July 9: The Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has sent a correspondence to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to enter into a formal agreement for the purchase and sale of 40 megawatts of electricity produced in Nepal

KATHMANDU, June 22: The electricity supply will be interrupted in several areas of Kathmandu today and tomorrow. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) announced that the electricity service will be disrupted in regions served by the Matatirtha substation from June 22 to June 23.

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KATHMANDU, June 12: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has launched a top-of-the-line data center meeting global standards.

KATHMANDU, June 8: The country has achieved a milestone in electrification with the construction of the 400 kV substation, one of Nepal’s largest, in Thana Bharyang of Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City-11, Makwanpur.

KATHMANDU, June 8: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has reported a profit exceeding Rs 11 billion in the first nine months of the current fiscal year 2023/24.

KATHMANDU, June 1: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has announced power outages lasting 5 to 9 hours today in various areas of Kathmandu and Lalitpur.

KATHMANDU, May 10: Residents in certain areas of Kathmandu will experience power cuts as maintenance work takes place on the electricity line from the Syuchatar substation to the Matatirtha substation starting tomorrow (Saturday).

KATHMANDU, May 6: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has announced temporary interruptions to electricity supply in various areas of Kathmandu due to ongoing undergrounding of wires. The scheduled power outage occured from 11 AM  and will continue till 3 PM.

KATHMANDU, April 28: The Sudurpaschim Provincial Office of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in Attariya has initiated the process of  terminating contracts with six construction companies due to the delay in work progress of transmission lines and substations. .

KATHMANDU, April 27: Various places of the Kathmandu Valley will experience a daily four hour power cut for five days, starting from Sunday due to the ongoing underground electric distribution line work by the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) at the Kuleshwar distribution center.

PATAN (LALITPUR), April 27: The Kathmandu Valley Mayors' Forum has requested Finance Minister Barshaman Pun to settle the electricity dues of the local governments up to the current fiscal year.

KATHMANDU, April 15: The government has once more extended the deadline for the Commission of Inquiry to resolve the electricity tariff disputes of dedicated and trunk lines.

KATHMANDU, April 3: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has issued a warning to local governments, cautioning of imminent disconnection of power lines to street lights.

KATHMANDU, March 29: After a long dilly-dallying, India finally renewed the electricity trade agreement with Nepal for the next three months, putting forth its conditions on electricity exports to Nepal.

KATHMANDU, March 26: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has urged the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to increase investment in electricity infrastructure improvement and expansion projects.

KATHMANDU, March 3: Electricity supply will be temporarily halted in certain areas of Kathmandu today as well.

KATHMANDU, March 2: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has pointed out the need for an investment of US $12-13 billion in the energy sector in the next five years to enhance electricity supply for domestic consumption and cross-border electricity trade.

KATHMANDU, Feb 29: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) paid as high as Rs 16 per unit to import electricity from India to meet the energy demand in the dry season this year.

KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is considering a hike in electricity tariffs ranging from 10 to 15 percent.

KATHMANDU, Feb 6: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has implemented a project to develop the Amarpur-Dhungesanghu 132 kV double circuit transmission line spanning from Amarpur substation at Hilihang Rural Municipality, Panchthar to Dhungesanghu substation at Maiwakhola Rural Municipality, Taplejung.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has installed 1,026 smart 'street lights' at various places in the capital city.

KATHMANDU, Feb 5: The construction of a 220 KV substation in Bahrabise Municipality, Sindhupalchok has reached its final stage. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the construction of the final phase of the substation is in full swing with a target of completing the work within two months.

KATHMANDU, Jan 23: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) disconnected power lines to various industries on December 19, last year, disrupting regular operations for 22 days. This sudden power cut, amid the country's economic downturn, has created additional challenges, leading to significant losses incurred by both the government and industrialists.

KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), which is working on undergrounding the power lines in Kathmandu Valley, has announced a temporary halt in power distribution across various locations for four hours a day.

KATHMANDU, Jan 12:  Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to resume power supply to industries.

KATHMANDU,  Jan 9: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has given a deadline of five years to pay the arrears of dedicated and trunk lines.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is preparing to disconnect power lines of more industries due to the tariff arrears dispute of dedicated and trunk lines.

KATHMANDU, Jan 8: The District Court, Sunsari, has declined to issue an interim order to restore electricity to an industry whose power supply was disconnected due to non-payment of electricity tariffs.

KATHMANDU, Jan 7: Nepal and India have held important discussions and agreed on eight various topics in the energy sector.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Despite Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s assurance to the industrialists that they do not have to pay the dues of dedicated feeders and trunk lines if they are not provided with the bill, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has disconnected electricity supply to additional 14 manufacturers.