Government Prioritizes Electricity Infrastructure Expansion to Boost Consumption

Kathmandu. The government has stated that it is making policy and technical preparations to increase electricity consumption. According to the Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, the government has given high priority to the expansion and upgrading of electricity infrastructure in the policy and program and budget of the current fiscal year. The specific objective of this is to build the necessary infrastructure for increasing electricity consumption.

The goal is to gradually displace Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) used for cooking and increase the use of electric vehicles, with a focus on expanding electricity infrastructure.