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MoE Fires 3 BOD Members of NEA for Obstructing Power-Cut End Campaign

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MoE Fires 3 BOD Members of NEA for Obstructing Power-Cut End Campaign
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December 20: Ministry of Energy (MoE), after a ministerial level decision on December 15, has fired three previous members of board of directors (BOD) of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). The MoE has appointed three new members in their position on December 19. The fired members of NEA include Laxman Agrawal, Manoj Mishra and Suraj Lamichhane. According to sources, they were fired for their obstruction on ending power cut campaign. The newly appointed members in the BOD of NEA are Bhakta Bahadur Pun, Chet Raj Joshi and Umesh Prasad Thani. According to Basanta Sharma, personal secretary to Janardan Sharma, Minister of Energy, Pun is a permanent resident of Purtimkanda-6 of Rukum District. Similarly, Joshi and Thani are permanent residents of Maartadi-3 of Bajura District and Birendranagar-6 of Surkhet respectively.

However, the ministry has not disclosed the basis of appointing the three new members. Their specialised sectors are also not been revealed. In order to get appointed at BOD of NEA, members should be either from electrical engineer background, expert of energy sector or promoter of private sector. 

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