Regular Supply of Electricity Expected from Second Week of May

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Regular Supply of Electricity Expected from Second Week of May

May 4: Industries reeling under power shortage will have to wait for the snow to melt and rainy season to start for regular supply of electricity.

State authorities say it is not possible to get the required amount of electricity from India immediately. In this situation, there is no alternative but to wait for the snow to melt and rain to ease the supply of electricity.

It seems that the power supply will ease only after the second week of May. The snow at the base of the mountain has already started melting since April. But the snow in the upper region starts melting slowly from the second week of May. Then the amount of water in the river increases. As the water level in the river rises, electricity generation automatically increases. On this basis, Nepal Electricity Authority says that power supply will be normal after the second week of May.

NEA spokesperson Suresh Bhattarai said that the power supply will be smooth from the second week of May. "The snow begins to melt from the second week of May and the water level in the river rises," he said.

It starts to rain from June and there will be enough water in the rivers. NEA said that surplus electricity can be exported to India during the monsoon.

The installed capacity of electricity in the national transmission system is more than 2,000 MW. Due to the shortage of water in the river, only 800 MW is being generated at present, while the demand is 1,600 MW.

Most of the hydropower projects in Nepal are based on river flow system. Therefore, when the water level in the river decreases in winter, the power generation automatically decreases. In the rainy season, it is produced at full capacity.

NEA was meeting the demand by importing electricity from India after the domestic production decreased due to low water level. However, import of electricity from India has halted due to the shortage of coal in India.

 

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