Industrialists have complained that they are suffering huge financial losses due to frequent 'tripping' and 'fluctuations'.
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Industries in the country's major industrial hub, Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor, have complained about the problem of unstable power supply (tripping).
The Morang Industry Organization has drawn the attention of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to the fact that industrial operations have been affected due to the daily power 'tripping' and 'fluctuation' occurring within the Sunsari-Morang Industrial Corridor and Biratnagar Metropolitan Area for the past few days.
The organization sent a letter to the Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, the Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and the Director of the Koshi Province Provincial Office on Thursday, demanding a solution to the problem.
According to the organization's president, Nandakishore Rathi, more than 10 to 12 power trips are taking place in the industrial sector daily. He said that frequent power interruptions have directly affected industrial operations and have disrupted the production process.
According to him, due to tripping, mills and machinery of the industry are damaged, raw materials in the process of production are destroyed and even workers have to remain idle when production stops. 'This is causing huge financial losses to the industries,' said Rathi.
As the power supply has become unreliable, industries have been forced to use diesel-powered generators as an alternative. However, industrialists complain that this is significantly increasing the cost of production due to the rising price of fuel. They say that the increase in production costs will also adversely affect the competitiveness of domestic industries.
The organization has stated that the problem is not limited to the industrial sector. The organization has mentioned that frequent tripping and fluctuation have also affected the electrical appliances used by the general public, affecting students' studies, office work and household activities.
The Morang Industry Organization has urged the NEA to find a long-term solution by making necessary technical and managerial reforms to make the power supply system reliable, regular and quality.
After the power supply in the Sunsari-Morang corridor, which accounts for a significant part of the country's industrial production, has become unstable, industrialists have raised serious questions about production, investment and competitiveness. The industrialists have warned that the industry sector will have to bear additional financial burden if the problem is not resolved immediately.
