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.

KATHMANDU, Dec 25: The Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has called for the establishment of a high-powered commission to resolve disputes regarding arrears of dedicated and trunk lines of electricity.

KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Bowing to the pressure from the industrialists, the government once again turned its back from recovering the controversial bills of dedicated feeders and trunk lines that have long remained pending.

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has given a 15-day ultimatum to the industrialists, warning them to clear their outstanding dues of using dedicated feeders and trunk lines within the stipulated time.

KATHMANDU, June 18: The Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) has scrapped the provision of dedicated and trunk lines, bowing to the pressure from the industrialists.

KATHMANDU, Dec 2: Industrialists have been lobbying with the government to revisit its decision to recover pending bills of electricity supplied to industrial units through dedicated feeders and trunk lines.