Power crisis likely to worsen_MM
The ongoing power crisis is likely to worsen in the days to come as the Nepal Electricity Authority(NEA), the country's sole power utility, has failed to generate power from its stations.
Poor monsoon rains, coupled with the inability of the NEA to generate power by constructing new hydro power projects, have worsened load-shedding in the country, according to an official at the NEA. Consumers have been facing daily power cuts of five hours on an average, even during the monsoon season.
Assistant director and chief of the NEA's Load Dispatch Centre Bhuwan Chhetri said the situation had gotten worse with India reducing power supply to the country since last week.
"We have been importing around 130MW of power from India to meet our demands for the past few years," said Chhetri. “However, citing an increase in power demands in their own country, India slashed the export to Nepal from last week.” Nepal is now receiving a mere 80MW from India.
Presently, there is a power deficiency of around 550MW in the country as the demand is around 990MW. Last year, only 8MW of power was added to the national grid and this year has been no different.
“Power supply forecast for the upcoming dry season is more serious. We are likely to experience the worst power crisis this country has seen so far if immediate measures are not taken,”
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