KATHMANDU: Executive Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Hitendra Dev Shakya, has stated that recent rumors about the return of load-shedding in Nepal are entirely false.
Speaking at an event in Biratnagar on Thursday honoring industries and businesses for timely payment and high electricity consumption, Shakya said that social media had unnecessarily fueled speculation about power cuts, which he called baseless.
He assured that NEA is committed to ensuring reliable electricity supply and that such rumors would be disproved by continued performance. Addressing recent power trip incidents, he noted that these were technical issues being resolved and not indicative of a supply shortage.
Shakya emphasized that Nepal no longer faces a power deficit and that the electricity supply has been improving each year. He reaffirmed NEA’s goal of delivering dependable service.
NEA also stated that the decision to recognize major industrial electricity consumers was based on their significant contribution to the authority’s commercial growth.
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