Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has approved a power load of about 150.5 MW to 10 industries in the first four months of the current Fiscal Year 2078/79.
A grid impact study has been conducted to provide about 111 MW of electricity to seven industries.
In addition, about 98.8 MW of GIS demanded by 5 industries is being processed. Based on the demand approved by the load, GIS completed and in process, the industries are expected to consume additional 360 MW of electricity. Most of the steel and cement industries are demanding more electricity.
Prior to the approval of load through GIS, the capacity of the transmission and system network in the area where the industry is located determines whether electricity can be supplied as per the demand. If there is a situation where load can be given after completion of GIS, the load is given by signing a grid connection agreement between NEA and the concerned industry.
NEA has demanded applications for new and additional loads as per the policy of providing the required amount of electricity to the industries to increase the consumption as the domestically generated electricity cannot be consumed. A procedure including time limit has been fixed to provide electricity service to the customers who demand load by approving the load as soon as possible.
A time-bound process has been implemented to streamline and speed up the GIS, which has to be carried out as per the rules for loading from 11, 33, 66 and 132 kV transmission lines to the customers who demand large amount of electricity.
