Hooray for electricity consumers

This is the first time that power users are being recognised as entities with enforceable rights.

One of the most exciting, and important, proposed changes to the electricity sector in Nepal was announced last week, quietly and without fanfare. On May 25, the Electricity Regulatory Commission (ERC) released a draft directive on the Protection of Electricity Consumer Rights 2023. Such an important announcement, though only a proposed directive at this stage, should have been accompanied by more intentional and larger scale outreach.