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Dear Friends, today I would like to share a troublesome problem tackled everyday by citizens of Nepal since decades. Have you ever heard about the scheduled electric power cut off for 11 hours daily? If not , you will be shattered hearing this report.
Let me first tell briefly about my country Nepal. Nepal is least developed country that lies in South Asia with an area of 1,47,181 sq. km and around 26 million population surrounded by two giant nations India and China. It is the second richest country in inland water resources and possess around 2.8% of the world water resources with around 6000 rivers but no any seas. Rivers in Nepal are mainly of perennial nature originating from the snow capped Himalayas. Technicians claim for the potential of generating 83000 MW of hydroelectricity but till date only 650 MW production has been recorded due to which only 40% of the country's population have access to electricity. The electricity demand has been increasing by 7-9% each year with increasing population. Though these days, solar power has drawn the attention in public but the initial high installation cost makes it unaffordable for majority of the people. Lack of effective monitoring has resulted in tremendous leakage of electricity adding threat to worsen the situation in coming days.We compare ourselves with a parrot in a golden cage. Despite bearing the huge potential for hydroelectricity we face a maximum of up to 16 hours power cut everyday during dry seasons and the main cause underlying is the highly unstable political situation of Nepal and trans- boundary river issues. Along with this problem, access to internet is associated. Mobile internet service is not reliable and costly in Nepal whereas we need electricity for WiFi. While the world is marching forward to explore the space and secrets of universe, thousands of youth like me in Nepal need to wait patiently for hours to access electric power everyday. I (representing thousand others like me) wake up sometime in the midnight or early at 3 am according to the schedule just to utilize the internet and complete assignments. Our happiness is beyond limit if someday we get access to power before the allocated time. Nevertheless, we are hopeful for a day when we will be utilizing our resources with full potential and sustainability. (Source: Hydroelectricity Investment and Development Company Limited)
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@Humaid- Yeah Humaid I came to know about the situation in India too. It would have been very useful if India and Nepal planned sincerely for projects on shared rivers, but there are many political hindrances lying behind. Anyways we can set an example by installing solar panels in our home and around as alternative to hydro electricity :)
Posted 21-02-2015 22:27
@Rahul brother- Thank you for appreciation brother, your comments really encourage me. Hopefully government plans and executes the solar power in the urban areas where the electricity demand and consumption both are accelerating. Let's be optimistic :)
Posted 21-02-2015 22:21
@Alina Ale sister- Yeah we are going through difficult times, government doesn't seem much concerned towards public so we should seek the solutions ourselves. I will start teaching from tomorrow and finally I will be installing solar panel very soon. Cheers sister :)
Posted 21-02-2015 22:15
@Ayesha Iftikhar- I am saddened to hear the similar problem in Pakistan as ours. I can understand how difficult our lives under this circumstances. Nevertheless, we should be optimist and seek the solutions ourselves. Cheers :)
Posted 21-02-2015 22:01
@Rohan Kapur- Thank you Rohan for your kind appreciation. Together we can find solutions to every challenges :)
Posted 21-02-2015 21:57
I can understand your plight.
The situation is no better in in India. There is a scheduled power cut of 8 hours daily in my hometown Tamil Nadu despite many hydroelectric project.
I hope new renewable methods of producing electricity are developed.
Posted 18-02-2015 03:07
And you are really I inspirational Bindu di 😊
Posted 17-02-2015 22:38
It's quite sad to say we have loadshedding. It has hampered our study and made our life quite difficult. Nevertheless, we can have family gathering and share our day to day event with each other during power cut. hehe.
I believe solar power to be better option in nepelease context. Considering we have more sun shine almost everyday especially in hilly region and in major cities like kathmandu valley, pokhara valley and chitwan valley. I am quite optimist that our government will give priority to solar power not only in the rural areas but also in urban areas(where there is maximum consumption of power).
Posted 17-02-2015 22:35
We have been facing this problem every summer and it makes life really harder.I'm inspired to know that you are collecting money for installation of solar panel and glad that it'll be fulfilled soon.Thank for sharing Dii. :)
Posted 14-02-2015 23:18
so our lives depend on UPS (uninterruptible power supply) which fails to completely fulfil our needs in summer season when the temperature may rise up to 45-50 degrees Celsius
Posted 03-02-2015 00:33
In Pakistan, people in urban areas have to bear 12-14 hours of power cut daily while in rural areas, the power cuts may prolong for up to 18 hours a day. :(
Posted 03-02-2015 00:30
Bindu, for a while i thought that i am reading something about Pakistan. the electricity situation in my country is no different from yours. but yes we are hopeful that this problem will be solved someday for good
Posted 03-02-2015 00:27
Sorry for reading your report late, Bindu.
You are a motivating & encouraging individual.
You have portrayed a problem & found a viable solution as well. Looking forward to see the solar panel soon.
We all will learn a lot from you.
Thanks for a practical & meaning full report.
Posted 01-02-2015 21:25
@Bindu Wow, it's great that my parents don't know you :p What a lovely and independent girl you are! I hope to see your little lovely solar panel soon.
Posted 26-01-2015 14:04
@ Dear Christy - Thank you for encouraging me :) I have been teaching since 4 years as a part time job and I spend most of the money for volunteering work and stationary (I usually don't bother my parents for money) Within two months I will be saving enough for installing solar panel :)
Posted 23-01-2015 19:44
@Manav Jha- Thank you for your concern Manav, I feel pathetic to say that which ICT is ruling the world we are struggling for electricity. We feel ashamed to tell that our political leaders are fighting for power and lack sense of response towards the development. But we are seeking the path towards sustainability and some eco- organizations are concerned too. Hopefully we will figure out the solution soon :)
Posted 23-01-2015 19:38
Thank you for the kind answers. It's really lovely of you to gather money to install the solar panel on your house :) I am sorry about the difficulties you've gone through the electricity cut but I can't help see you lovely. I've never seen a girl who do part time job to buy solar panel.
Posted 23-01-2015 14:40
It is ghastly to note the electricity power cut off complication in Nepal. The government must be adjured immediately to take appropriate measures to deal with the predicament in the best possible manner. In today's world of digitalisation and advancement in technology spreading its roots everywhere, living without internet is a very big deal indeed. In this situation, renewable yet economically-viable forms of energy could come in handy. This energy-crisis is very much prevalent and widespread in India as well(my country of origin) even when it comes to big cities and metropolitans. Thanks for sharing Bindu:)
Posted 22-01-2015 20:52
Dear Christy, yeah currently its 11 hours planned electricity cut off (load shedding) everyday and rises up to 16 hours per day during summer season. Yeah internet use is highly affected and I (representing many other youths) set my schedule for waking up, eating and work in accordance with the schedule. Sometimes I need to wake up at midnight to search information and sometimes as early as 3am to complete assignments or fill application forms. We have seven different groups all over Nepal and Nepal electricity authority determines the load shedding schedule. It is stemmed mainly due to lack of financial transparency and intense corruption (huge budget allocated and foreign aid goes wasted due to this) The underlying root cause is Political Instability in Nepal :( I am saving money by teaching (part time job) for installation of solar power :)
Posted 21-01-2015 20:19
Thank you for sharing the information. 11 hours planned electricity cut? It's unbelievable!
Then internet use will be also highly disturbed, right? It's too bad for the students in Nepal as we get most of information through internet. Is it stemmed from poor government investment on infrastructure?
Posted 21-01-2015 13:45
Dear Hafiz, Government of Nepal has already adopted the strategies you mention above but no significant progress has been seen :( Bilateral or multilateral cooperation has been sought many time but the political hostility doesn't show light for the path of potentiality
Posted 21-01-2015 10:53
The similar problem is curently prevaling in pakistan also,
The goverment take following action,
They decrease the working day and satarday is now officaly a off day for govermant as well private offices.
They bound the markets and marriage halls to shut off their bussiness upto 10.o clock at night.
They are giving subsidy on energy saving bulbs because they consume little energy as compare to ordinary one.
Posted 21-01-2015 04:36