Ram Prasad Dhital, Chairman of the Electricity Regulatory Commission, has said that the Securities Board should regulate the capital market of energy-related companies. On the occasion of the commission's sixth anniversary, Dhital said that the commission will regulate only the technical aspects.

He told that 19 approvals have been given to change the share structure of the electricity company by April of the current financial year. According to the commission, 26 companies have agreed to amend the power purchase agreement, 25 companies have been given prior approval for the transfer of ownership, acquisition and acceptance of 2 companies, primary and rightful share issuance. Ganesh Karki, Chairman of Independent Energy Producers' Association, Nepal (IPPAN) said in the

program that the approval of primary and rights issue should come from the same body. "For pre-approval, it takes time at the commission, and then you have to go to the securities board." It has been stopped for 23 months, he said.

Energy Minister Deepak Khadka said that the Commission should work in a way that both parties are treated fairly in the dedicated and trunk line arrears dispute. There was a dispute over Time of Day (TOD) meter in the dedicated and trunk line arrears dispute, while the consumer is asking for the bill, the billing organization says that the bill was sent by us,' he said, 'the commission should take a decision so that both parties are treated fairly.'