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Kathmandu, January 28

In a bid to ramp up electricity consumption, Nepal Electricity Authority has prepared a draft ‘consumer tariff rate’ reducing power tariff levied on households.

This is the first time that the power utility has proposed a tariff rate aimed at encouraging household consumption in contrast to its earlier policy targeting minimum use of electricity.

Stating that while the per unit rate of electricity rises along with the quantum of consumption at present, the draft has proposed reducing the rate as consumption increases, informed Prabal Adhikari, spokesperson for NEA.

As per the existing tariff rate, general consumers pay five rupees per unit for consuming up to 20 units. The rate shoots up to Rs 13 per unit for consumers of above 400 units. The proposed draft hikes the rate for minimum consumption of up to 20 units to Rs 11.5, but the rate drops to three rupees per unit for consumption of over 400 units.

According to Adhikari, NEA has also proposed not to impose service charge for consumption of less than 20 units per month. NEA charges three rupees per uni

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