By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, jan 1: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has refuted the claims that load shedding has begun again.
When people, after facing frequent disturbance in power supply, started suspecting whether the NEA was introducing load-shedding, it clarified on Thursday by issuing a statement that load shedding ended three years ago and there was no chance of repeating it again.
NEA said that the supply was halted giving prior notice while carrying out preventive work of power supply and distribution systems.
"NEA’s attention has been drawn to the reports of various media and online portals that unannounced load-shedding has begun and the power supply has not been managed,” read the statement.
Electricity will be cut off due to shifting of electricity poles, replacement of transformers, maintenance and other reasons, NEA said.
"Load-shedding occurs only when the supply is less than the demand. At present, the NEA is importing and supplying electricity from its own, private producers and even from India, so there is no load shedding and it is unlikely to happen in the future,” read the statement issued by NEA spokesperson Madan Timalsina.
It said the NEA was working diligently to solve such problems immediately when the power supply in the power system gets disrupted.
The supply was disrupted due to a technical problem in the system on Tuesday and Wednesday last week and such problem has been solved, it said.