Kathmandu: In the first 7 months of the current financial year (FY) 2079/80, electricity leakage towards distribution has been limited to 7.99 percent.
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has said that this year, compared to the accumulated leakage towards distribution during the same period last year, it has been reduced by 1.66 percentage points due to the campaign conducted regularly for the control of electricity supply and technical and non-technical leakages.
Last year, electricity leakage towards distribution during the same period was 9.65 percent.
In the last year fiscal yera 2078/79, the total electricity leakage towards distribution was 10.86 percent.