KATHMANDU, Aug 18: There will be power cuts for about five hours at 52 different places in Kathmandu on Saturday.

KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The import of dry-cell batteries has plummeted since the launch of the 'Ujyalo Nepal Project' of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in October 2016.

KATHMANDU, Dec 21: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has clarified that there would be no load-shedding except the technical problem.

KATHAMNDU, March 15: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said end of load-shedding (power outages) means taking the country to the age of light from the period of darkness.

KATHMANDU, JAN 29: An additional 25 MW of electricity will be added to the national grid through the Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar cross-border transmission line from coming Wednesday (February 1).

PARSA, Jan 7: Minister for Energy Janardan Sharma has said that the Ministry was working out to extend the load-shedding free zone to industrial corridor as well.

KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Buoyed by success in the Kathmandu Valley, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is implementing a plan to end load-shedding in Pokhara.

Nepal to become load-shedding free

January 1, 2017 12:07 pm

KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Now the country is to become free from load-shedding. This has become possible after 13 MW of electricity produced by the private sector and 40MW imported from India was added to the national grid from Saturday. According to experts, this is expected to end load-shedding across the nation.

KATHMANDU, Dec 27: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is gearing up to end load-shedding throughout the country from mid-June next year. It has been providing round the clock electricity to the consumers in Kathmandu Valley since the Dashain festival.

KATHMANDU, Dec 23: Minister for Energy Janardan Sharma has said that the government is working to make the entire country free from load-shedding.

GORKHA, Dec 23: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal has said that the preparations are underway to put an end to load-shedding from the country.

PATHARI, Dec 13: Minister for Energy Janardan Sharma has pledged to take action against anyone causing hurdle in the implementation of load-shedding free campaign.

KATHMANDU, Dec 1: The Ministry of Energy has instructed the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to continue with the capital-based ongoing load-shedding free campaign and intensify the campaign to control power leakage and power theft in the days ahead.

BHAKTAPUR, Nov 28: Energy Minister Janardan Sharma has said that Kathmandu denizens won’t face load-shedding hereafter.

DANG, Nov 8: Minister for Energy Janardan Sharma has said that his Ministry's first priority was ending the load-shedding in the country.

KATHMANDU, Nov 7: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has directed Executive Director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Kulmansing Ghising, to prepare a concrete draft so as to declare the Kathmandu Valley a load-shedding free zone.

KATHMANDU, Aug Sept 1: It is nearly a year since the government announced to reduce significantly within a year and completely within two years. But there has been no respite from power cuts.

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) on Thursday decreased load-shedding hours.