Nepal Electricity Authority has issued a white paper on the current situation of the organization including structural, economic, administrative. Hitendradev Shakya, executive director of the authority, released the white paper at a press conference on Friday.
The authority has released a white paper to decide the future plan after analyzing the achievements and current situation and its opportunities and challenges. Although it was scheduled to be made public last Tuesday, Shakya, the executive director of the authority, postponed it citing technical reasons.
Publish white paper Shakya adjusted electricity tariff Said to do . Saying that the tariff has not been adjusted for three years, Shakya announced that the tariff will be increased. "Since the electricity tariff has not been adjusted for 3 years, it will be done to adjust the tariff according to time," it is mentioned in the white paper .
It is mentioned in the white paper that the electricity access of the authority has reached 97.5 percent of the municipality and 95 wards. According to the authority, 91.41 percent and 84.62 percent have been electrified based on the number of families. Earlier, the then executive director of the authority, Kulman Ghising, said that 99 percent electrification had been reached last July.
It is mentioned in the white paper that the total number of customers of the authority reached 55 lakh 86 thousand till January 081. Ghising said that the number of customers including authorities and communities has reached 59 lakh 35 thousand. It is mentioned in the authority's white paper that there is 3.38 percent leakage in the transmission system and 9.21 percent in the distribution system as of January 081.
The authority's forecast is that it should export electricity up to 2648 megawatts in the fiscal year 082/83 and 3316 megawatts in the fiscal year 083/84. In addition, it is mentioned in the white paper released by the authority that 791 MW of electricity should be imported during the dry season in the financial year 082/83 and 728 MW in the financial year 083/84.
The total assets of the authority till 080/81 are 6 trillion 44 billion rupees . It is mentioned in the white paper that projects worth 2 trillion 35 billion and 2 trillion 20 billion rupees are under construction. Shakya said that payment of 11 billion 61 million rupees is due under the contract till February of the current financial year. Shakya stated that he could not give due to lack of cash. "Bills for payment are coming every day, if they don't pay, they say they will charge interest and fine," he said, "Pradhiran has no cash in his account." That's why I have started the process of taking short-term loans.'
Sakya also claimed that the authority's cash problems are now occurring when the projects are carried out without ensuring financial resources.
The authority has said that the current need is to provide reliable electricity while strengthening the energy security situation. Shakya said that energy security should be provided for reliable electricity and the electrical network should be strengthened.
It is mentioned in the white paper that the authority will construct 1063 MW Upper Arun, 828 MW Uttarganga, 670 MW Dudhkoshi, 683 MW Sunkoshi-3, 70.37 MW Jawa Tila Reservoir project through its subsidiary company. It is estimated that for the expansion of
production, transmission and distribution system, a budget of around 6 trillion will be needed in the next five years, including projects under construction. Out of that, 4 billion will be raised from foreign and 2 billion from internal sources, Shakya said. The board meeting on March 12 decided to issue the white paper and the white paper was approved by the meeting on May 15. Earlier, the authority had issued a white paper in 063.
