Nepal’s Power Struggles
The Electricity Regulatory Authority should be making its presence felt, but is mysteriously taking a back seat
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Sacking of NEA chief exposes cronyism
The coalition risks increasing public anger against the government by sacking a popular technocrat
Nepal electricity demand soars
Household electricity consumption with the onset of winter, dedicated supply to industries and increase in electric vehicles is fuelling demand for hydropower, reducing...
Transformer Man
An indication of the kleptocracy we live in is that an honest government official who performs well is regarded as a messiah....
Kulman Ghising to stay on
The Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Kulman Ghising, who is largely credited with ending Nepal’s ruinous daily power cuts...
Kulman Ghising’s tenure at NEA in doubt
Kulman Ghising, the man widely credited with ending daily 14 hours of power cuts is due to step down next month after...
More than half of Nepal’s electricity imported from India
Naya Patrika, 14 JanuaryNepal imported 653MW electricity from India on Friday, the biggest amount so far since the country ended powercuts three...
The cost of light
Next week as Nepalis celebrate Tihar, the festival of lights, few will remember that it will mark the second anniversary of the...
Climate Climax
Forget the horror movies, no more science fiction, stop watching post-apocalyptic Hollywood. We have the real thing coming to a planet near...
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