Energy Minister directs NEA to expand digital electricity bill payments
Summary
Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha has directed the Nepal Electricity Authority to expand and systematize digital payment of electricity bills. He said citizens should no longer have to stand in long queues and urged wider public awareness and stronger implementation at the grassroots level.
Key Points
- Energy Minister Biraj Bhakta Shrestha told the Nepal Electricity Authority to make digital electricity bill payments more systematic and widely used.
- He said the current level of electronic payment adoption is still unsatisfactory and citizens are still waiting in line to pay bills.
- Shrestha urged the authority to promote digital payments as a campaign and ensure implementation down to the grassroots level.
- He also instructed officials to control electricity leakage, protect infrastructure, and follow good governance and administrative reform principles.
