load- shedding hours increase

Kathmandu, Jan 3 – Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is increasing the load- shedding hours from 11 to 12 hours a day from January 5.

 

Issuing a press release on Thursday, the NEA said with the increased load-shedding, there will be 80 hours of darkness a week.

 

However, the industries run by the private sectors will have 14 hours power outage while it will be just nine hours for the industries run by the government.

 

As per the new schedule, there will be power outage for 12 hours a day for three days and 11 hours a day for the remaining four days in a week.