Kathmandu – Nepal Electricity Authority Executive Director Kulman Ghising has filed a ‘note of dissent’ against the latest decision of the Authority Board to provide resources and data to the ministry-formed committee.

A three-member committee was formed under the leadership of Energy Minister Deepak Khadka and coordinated by Arvind Kumar Mishra to study the billing dispute of dedicated feeders and trunk lines. The Authority has been saying that such committees should be established by the Electricity Regulatory Commission. Opposing the said move, NEA Executive Director Kulman Ghising submitted a note of dissent in a meeting held on Tuesday. Supported by board members Ratan Iyer and Bharat Acharya, Ghising expressed concern and interest about the legitimacy of the committee.

The dispute arose due to a long-standing dispute between the Authority and industrialists regarding payments due to NEA. The Authority has opposed providing data and facilities to the committee formed by the ministry, citing procedural irregularities.