KATHMANDU, June 12: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has increased load-shedding by 12 hours a week, thereby taking the total weekly power cut to 54 hours -- nine hours a day for four days and six hours a day for three days. The new load-shedding timings will be applicable from Monday.
NEA took a decision to this affect on Saturday and has already made public a notice in this regard as the water-level in the rivers have gone down. Earlier, the people were facing 42 hours weekly power cut, with a flat power cut of six hours daily.
The power cut hours has gone up due to delay in monsoon showers, which usually begins by June 10.
“Since we have had no monsoon rain so far, we had to increase the load-shedding hours,” Sher Singh Bhat, the director at the Systems Operation Department of NEA, said. He, however, added, “Things should improve within a week´s time if we receive adequate rainfall.”
During this time last year load-shedding had already come down to 28 hours per week.
Source: http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=19819
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