Meeting The Power Demand

It is inevitable that the Nepali people who are presently having to face with power shortages all of a sudden will continue to live in the dark for many more years to come, thanks to our inability in the past to construct power projects in commensurate with the increasing demand for power supply across the country.

The demand for power or electricity has been increasing by 10 per cent, or around 60 MW, every year. But as attention was not given to the increasing demand, there is a deficit of around 70-170 MW in the country. As no new power projects are coming up immediately, the problem of load shedding is likely to worsen in the years ahead. Disruption in the supply of power began for three and a half hours once every week since January 1 this year. But just after three weeks, it was increased to 17 hours a week. And if the dry season continues and there are no alternative sources of power, load shedding could double by the end of April, say experts concerned.

The Rising Nepal