Speaking at a program in the capital organized by IPPAN (Independent Power Producers´ Association), LR Tamang, an electrical engineer and President of Nepal Electrical Contractors´ Association, said that domestic consumption of electricity constitutes more than 67 percent of the total electricity. He opined that there is “room for energy savings by using CFL lamps, tube-lights and electric ballasts.” [break]
Presenting a paper titled “Managing load-shedding: Consumers´ role in energy savings”, Tamang explained the roles to be played by the government, Nepal Electricity Authority and the consumers to manage the present load-shedding.
“Power saved by the use of CFL lamps is estimated to be 7-10 MW. The distribution of CFL lamps should, therefore, continue,” he said, adding, “The custom duties on the electrical appliances, which are not energy-efficient, should be increased in order to discourage its imports.”
Government should encourage the use of energy star-rated and energy efficient appliances like refrigerator, TV, micro oven, washing machine, etc, he said.
He also said that the use of incandescent lamps should be discouraged by imposing heavy custom duties on its import. The electro-mechanical equipments should also be regularly repaired and maintained.
This has come at a time when the government is all set to ban the use of inverters.
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