Inauguration of Underground Cabling in Kathmandu Valley Dhalkebar 400/220 kV Substation Inauguration of Upper Trisuli 3A Hydroelectric Project Bardaghat – Sardi 132 kV Transmission Line Tower Erection COMPLIMENTARY COPY Contents Message from the Minister 2 Message from the Secretary 4 Board of Directorates 5 Organisation Structure 6 Deputy Managing Directors 7 Managing Director's Report 8 Generation Directorate 21 Transmission Directorate 43 Distribution and Consumer Services Directorate 76 Planning, Monitoring and Information Technology Directorate 103 Engineering Services Directorate 110 Project Management Directorate 141 NEA's Subsidiary & Associate Companies 159 Central Activities 192 Administrative Directorate 199 Finance Directorate 204 Statistic & Schematics 220 Electricity Tariff 232-238 Appendix 239-263 Map 264-265 NEPAL ELECTRICITY AUTHORITY Head Office: Durbar Marg, Kathmandu, Nepal Phone +977-1-4153007/4153013, Fax: +977-1-4153009 Email: [email protected] Website : www.nea.org.np Nepal Electricity Authority I 1 A YEAR IN REVIEW I FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 2 I Nepal Electricity Authority I FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 Nepal Electricity Authority I 3 A YEAR IN REVIEW I FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 4 I Nepal Electricity Authority I FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 Nepal Electricity Authority I 5 A YEAR IN REVIEW I FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 6 I Nepal Electricity Authority Organisation Structure Nepal Electricity Authority Electricity Nepal BOARD OF DIRECTORS Managing Director Audit Committee Internal Audit Managing Director's Secretariat Energy Efficiency & Loss Reduction Department Department Level 11. (T.) Level 11. (T) Level 11. (acc.) Planning, Monitoring & Disribution & Consumer Generation Directorate Transmission Directorate Engineering Services NEA Subsidiary Project Management Administration Directorate Finance Directorate Services Directorate Information Technology Directorate Level 12. (T.) Level 12. (T.) Directorae Company Monitoring Directorate Level 12, (A.) Level 12, (A.) Service Level 12. (T.) Level 12, (T.) Directorate Level 12, (T.) Level 12. (T) level 12, (T.) Planning & Technical No 1 Provincial Office, Large Generation Operation & Grid Operation Department Human Resources Maintenance Department Power Trade Department Project Management Services Department Biratnagar Leve-11, (T.) Project Development Department Corporate Finance Level 11 (T.) Level 11, (T.) Department Leve-11 (T.) Level -11 (T.) Department Level 11 (A.) Department Level 11, (T.) Level 11, (T.) Level-11, (Acc.) Grid Development Community & Rural No. 2 Provincial Office, Medium Generation Operation Information Technology General Services Maintenance Department Department Electrification Department Janakpur Department Environment &b Social Department Level-11 (T.) Level-11, (T.) Leve-11 (T.) Level-11 (T.) Level11, (T.) Studeis Department Level 11 (A.) Account Department Level 11, (T.) Level 11, (Acc.) Technical Support System Operation System Planning Administration Division Bagmati Provincial Office, Department Department Department Soil Rock and Concrete Legal Department Level-10 (A.) Kathmandu Level 11 (A.) Level-11 (T.) level-11 (T.) Level-11, (T.) Level 11, (T.) Laboratory Level 11, (T.) Finance Division Bagmati Province Division Generation Development 400 kV Transmisson Corporate Planning & Level -10 (Acc.) Office, Hetauda Department Line Projects Monitoring Department Recruitment Department Level -11 (T.) Training Centre Level-10 (Ele.) Level - 11, (T.) Level 11, (T.) Level 11, (A.) Level 11 (A.) Material Management Gandaki Provincial Office, Administration Divison 220 kV Transmission Economic Analysis Division Pokhara Level -10 (A.) Line Projects Department Electro-mechanical Design Level 10 (Ele.) Level-1 (T.) Lelve 11, (T.) Level 11, (A- Miscellaneous) Division Level 10, (Ele.) Monitoring &MIS Section No. 5 Provincial Office Finance Division Administration Division Level 9 (Comp.) Butwal level-10 (Acc.) Level 10, (A.) Administration Section Level-11, (T.) Level 9 (A.) No. Province Division Monitoring and MIS Section Finance Division Explainaton: Office, Nepalgunj level -9 (Comp.) Level 10, (Acc.) level-10 (Ele.) Finance Section (T.) = Technical Level 9 (Acc.) (A.) = Administration Kamali Provincial Office, Monitoring and MIS (Acc.) = Accountant Surkhet Secion (Ele.) = Electrical Level-11, (T.) Level 9, (Ele.) (Comp.) = Computer Sudur Pashchim Provincial Office, Attarai Level-11, (T.) I FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 Deputy Managing Directors Mr. Hitendra Dev Shakya Mr. Lekha Nath Koirala Deputy Managing Director Deputy Managing Director Nea Engineering Company Finance Directorate Mr. Hara Raj Neupane Mr. Bigyan Prasad Shrestha Mr. Madhav Prasad Koirala Deputy Managing Director Deputy Managing Director Deputy Managing Director Distribution And Consumer Services Deputed To Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Engineering Services Directorate Directorate Limited Mr. Braj Bhusan Chaudhary Mr. Lokhari Luintel Mr. Ramji Bhandari Deputy Managing Director Deputy Managing Director Deputy Managing Director Transmission Directorate Administration Directorate Planning, Monitoring & It Directorate Mr. Manoj Silwal Mr. Madan Timsina Deputy Managing Director Chief Deputy Managing Director Project Management Directorate Generation Directorate Nepal Electricity Authority I 7 A YEAR IN REVIEW I FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 MANAGING DIRECTOR'S REPORT t has been thirty five years since the formation consumers on meeting our commitments Iof Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) in 1985 with better performances this year. NEA is with the aim of generating, transmitting and making all efforts to ensure the supply of distributing electricity to its consumers. These continuous, reliable and affordable power to thirty five years have not been smooth going its consumers. Even during lockdown enforced by any means. There have been many years in by the government due to COVID 19 pandemic its short history that NEA has had to indulge in NEA has tried its level best for a continuous pre-planned load shedding to manage power supply of power its consumers. I would again supply to its consumers. The last four years like to emphasize that the intermittent power have been much brighter as far as the power cuts are purely due to technical glitches that supply management and financial health is the system may face from time to time. It will concerned. take some time and investment to get rid of such supply disturbances. NEA has already It is a matter of great satisfaction for every initiated bold measures to make the overall employee of NEA to bring forward this Annual power system more robust and significant Report for everyone to know and analyze its investment is being poured into transmission achievements in the year gone by. The past year, and distribution system for their strengthening. 2019/20 can again be considered successful as NEA has managed to supply continuous power The aim of making NEA a profit making to all its consumers and maintained sound organization again, after tumultuous years financial health. of losses, was achieved in the fiscal year FY 2016/17 and this trend has become more I personally feel honored to be leading pronounced in the successive years and the an organization of this magnitude that is year under review (FY 2019/20) with the profit heading in the right direction in achieving its reaching a record high of NRs 11,056 million goal of “Electricity for All” by the year 2023. against the net profit of NRs 9,812 million in Celebrating the 35th anniversary of NEA is an the FY 2018/19. The continuous supply of opportune moment to share our achievements electricity, operational efficiency and the strict of the past year as well as to assure our 8 I Nepal Electricity Authority MANAGING DIRECTOR'S REPORT I FISCAL YEAR 2019/2020 measures taken to reduce technical and non- software applications for account inventory technical losses has contributed significantly in system, payroll, pension, asset management, this endeavor. consumption analysis system etc. NEA vacancy applications can now be easily submitted online It was with a deep sense of pride and from any location. NEA Video Conference satisfaction that we brought up the outstanding System will be introduced very soon so that all achievement of NEA, in the previous fiscal the offices are connected through NEA’s intra- year, in reducing the system losses to 15.32 net system. %, an all-time record low then. This year, MANAGING even after having to deal with the Covid-19 Last fiscal year also saw injuries and deaths pandemic, NEA has been able to bring it of the employees of NEA while pursuing their DIRECTOR'S further down to 15.27%. This has, of course, duties and local individuals due to electrical contributed significantly towards maximizing casualties. I on behalf of the entire organization REPORT NEA’s profit. We are still committed to reduce would like to pay homage to the departed souls it further up to the international standards and assure greater vigilance and awareness to with more concrete and consolidated action minimize accidents in the days ahead. plans blended with technological innovations The performances and achievements of and awareness campaigns in the years ahead. NEA in the year under review, 2019/20, are Numerous major projects of NEA that had been highlighted below: delayed for different reasons were completed in the past few years. Kulekhani III (14 MW), OPERATIONAL PERFORMANCE which had been stuck for many years was finally The number of electricity consumers of NEA completed in the last fiscal year. Numerous has been