Only 50 MW of electricity imported from India through PEC
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The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said that power cuts have been imposed in the industrial sector due to high demand in India due to various reasons including the Indian Premier League (IPL) and rising temperatures. The authority said in a statement issued on Wednesday that partial load will be provided to the industrial sector for some time due to difficulties in power management.
The NEA has stated that only 50 megawatts of electricity is being imported from India through the Power Exchange Committee (PEC). The NEA says that the average domestic production is currently 1,175 megawatts.
Although the peak demand for electricity has reached 2,077 megawatts, the maximum production at that time is 1,593 megawatts, the NEA has stated that the maximum production at that time is 1,593 megawatts. Insufficient electricity is imported from India every year during the dry season. The NEA has stated in a statement that Nepal has not been able to buy as much electricity as it wants due to the high demand for electricity in India with the onset of the summer season.
A maximum of 350 megawatts of electricity has been allowed to be imported through the PEC from 6 pm to 6 am. However, the NEA has stated that only 50 megawatts of electricity is being supplied from 2 am to 6 am and 6 pm to 7 pm.
‘Due to increased demand during the ongoing IPL in India, the rate of the Indian Exchange Market (IX) is higher than the rate of the PEC, so electricity has not been received from the 132 KV line connected to Bihar despite maximum efforts,’ the statement said. The 16th meeting of the PEC held in India last Falgun has fixed the per unit rate of electricity imported and exported from the 132 KV transmission line at 8.1 lacs (12 rupees 96 paise). The per unit rate of electricity imported through the 33 KV transmission line has been fixed at 8.78 lacs (14 rupees 04 paise) and the per unit rate of electricity imported and exported through the 11 KV transmission line has been fixed at 9.41 lacs (15.05 rupees). The new rate has been fixed so that Nepal can buy electricity whenever it wants and this will also be applicable when exporting to India, the authority has stated.
Electricity is allowed to be purchased from the Indian Competitive Market (IX) from 6 am to 5 pm and from 11 pm to 4 am. ‘Even when Nepal tried to purchase electricity by bidding at the maximum price fixed from 11 pm to 4 am, it was supplied on a ‘pro rata’ basis, so it was able to receive very little electricity compared to the demand,’ the statement said.
India sells electricity to buyers on a proportional basis, considering the total production and purchase demand, said NEA spokesperson Rajbhai Shilpakar.
The NEA has not been able to purchase electricity as the price in the competitive market is higher than the price per unit of electricity it had bid. According to NEA sources, the price of electricity per unit cannot be bid at a price higher than 10 rupees. Since the price of electricity per unit in the competitive market is higher than 10 rupees, it has not been able to purchase.
The NEA has stated that there is difficulty in managing electricity as the amount of electricity imported is very less compared to the demand. ‘Although there has been difficulty in managing electricity and partial load has been given to the industrial sector for some time, maximum efforts have been made to manage demand and supply,’ the statement said.
The craftsman said that electricity could not be provided during peak hours and at night in the industrial sector. “We are also providing electricity to industries based on their capacity,” he said. The NEA also says that the current problem will be resolved soon as the flow in Nepal’s rivers and streams is likely to increase soon and electricity supply from India will also increase.
