Minister for Energy, water Resources and irrigation, Kulman Ghising, (front, right) inspecting the electricity centre in Syuchatar, Kathmandu. Photo: Minister Ghising's secretariat

Minister for Energy, water Resources and irrigation, Kulman Ghising, has directed concerned officials to make electricity system further reliable, of quality, safe and customer-friendly.

Minister Ghising asked the concerned officials to address the demands of general people along with short-term, mid-term and long-term policy and programme, citing complaints regarding problems in power supply from different places of the country are being received.

Stressing the need of resuming power supply after carrying out repair and maintenance of the structures damaged by recent flood and landslide immediately, he opined, " There should not be any delay in bringing policy and programme in a planned manner in order to bring transmission line and sub-stations into operation in full capacity, paying special attention in construction of 220 kV Hetauda-Dhalkebar transmission line under Marsyangdi corridor and managing electricity for coming winter season."

While inspecting the electricity centre in Syuchatar, Kathmandu, he acquired information on the condition of electricity generation, transmission and distribution systems across the country, grid operation, electricity demand and supply management, electricity export, and electricity projects damaged by floods and landslides, among other things.

NEA Executive Director Manoj Silwal briefed Minister Ghising about electricity generation, demand, supply, export, system operation status, and related issues, expressing a commitment to leave no stone unturned in efficient electricity management.

Executive Director Silwal clarified that the NEA family is committed to repairing structures damaged by floods and landslides and resuming electricity services with a team of technical personnel on standby, being economical and making maximum use of resources to solve the problems of the general public and service users.