Country will not experience load shedding, assures Energy Minister Khadka

Kathmandu, April 9: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dipak Khadka, has said now there will be no load shedding in the country.     

Inaugurating the 78-megawatt Sanjenkhola Hydropower Project constructed in Rasuwa on Wednesday, Minister Khadka argued that the people will not face the problem of power outages.     

He shared that the government was committed to providing power supply round the clock in every households and industries. The Energy Minister directed the Nepal Electricity Authority to carry out activities for the development of the hydropower sector in order to prevent load shedding.     

Minister Khadka expressed the belief that the NEA would take a new height in the coming days as it has got accomplished engineer Hitendra Dev Shakya as its leader.     

He made it clear that the government has been carrying out activities in order to export power to various countries including India and Bangladesh forwarding reservoir–based projects with priority in coming days.     

He urged the private sector and donor agencies to invest in the hydropower sector with confidence as the agreement was signed to export 10,000 megawatts of power to India.     

Saying the NEA is capable of ending load shedding, NEA Managing Director Shakya urged not to run behind the rumour. He expressed commitment to take the NEA to a new height resolving the existing problems as the NEA has full support from the Ministry.     

Charge d' Affaires of the Chinese Embassy, Wang Xin, said the progress made by Nepal in the hydropower sector is very hopeful, adding Nepal would get continued support from China in this sector.     

The project, constructed at Amachhodingo rural municipality-5 at an investment of Rs 22 billion, is officially connected to the national transmission line today. Sinohydro Bureau-11 of China had constructed the project. (RSS)