Nepal citizens asked to do with less power

Kuala Lumpur News.Net
Sunday 11th January, 2009

Nepalese homes are being given only eight hours of electricity per day, due to low water levels in hydroelectric power plants.

The Nepal Electricity Authority, after imposing 12 hour daily power cuts just last month, announced on Sunday that consumers would have to endure 16 hours of power outages daily.

Nepal's government is planning to install expensive diesel-powered plants to alleviate the problem.

Nepal is suffering unusually low water levels in reservoirs that feed the country's hydroelectric plants.

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