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By Our Reporter

The government as well as the Nepal Electricity Authority boats about ending load-shedding in Npal, but the industries are now prepared to bear with power cuts in the evening time.

The NEA has cited the damages caused to the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project which by the flood and landslide on September 27 and 28, and the diminishing water level in other rivers for the potential power cut.    

NEA Managing Director Kul Man Ghising said it was difficult to manage power supply in the winter, as the 456 MW-capacity Upper Tamakoshi Project’s power generation was closed due to the damage caused by the floods and landslides. Upper Tamakoshi is the largest among the hydroelectricity projects connected to the National Transmission Grid.     

According to him, the power supply to the industrial customers had to be cut down during the peak hour in the evening when there is high electricity consumption due to the problem to do with managing the demand.     

NEA said although there will be some power cuts to the industrial sector with high power demand until power generation is started from the Upper Tamakoshi Project, the power supply will be continued to other customers.     

Although NEA is allowed to import 654 MW of power from India daily, the import is not allowed during peak hour from 5 pm to 9 pm. India’s Central Electricity allows to import of power from only 6 am to 6 pm. Thus, despite imports from India, the industries will face power cuts which will affect the production.