The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) cut off electricity supply to 34 industries on Thursday night for failing to pay arrears for dedicated and trunk line service.

NEA Spokesperson Chandan Kumar Ghosh informed Republica that 34 industries' power supply has been disconnected, while six industries have agreed to pay their electricity bill arrears in installments.

As reported by Spokesperson Ghosh, Sonapur Cement, Arghakhanchi Cement, and Ghorahi Cement were among the industries that lost power supply. Likewise, power to other factories, including Bhairahawa Automatic Factory, Hulas Steel, Ashok Steel, Hama Iron and Steels, Jagdamba Steels, Himal Iron & Steel, and Shyam Plastic Industry, was also disconnected.

However, NEA didn't cut the power supply of two government-owned cement companies, Udayapur Cement and Hetauda Cement, and seven other private industries as they had received an interim order from the Supreme Court.

Earlier on October 10, the NEA published a notice urging 49 industries to pay their arrears for dedicated feeder and trunk lines from mid-January 2016 to mid-April 2018. Then, the NEA gave the deadline until October 24 to settle their dues.