Stemming electricity leakage

It is time we concentrated on fixing the ailing infrastructure at home.

The vulnerabilities inherent in power distribution have once again become visible in recent months. Electricity leakage, which plagues a large part of the distribution system and causes heavy financial losses to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), has again shown a slight increase. The level of leakage, which rose from 14.2 percent in mid-March to 14.89 percent in mid-May, does not seem to be alarming at the moment. The figure is significantly down from 17.8 percent in 2020, but there is no room for complacency. The two main reasons for power leakages stem primarily from theft and a low-quality distribution system.