Kul Man Ghising

Kul Man Ghising (Nepali: कुलमान घिसिङ, pronounced [ˈkulman ˈɡʱisiŋ]) is the former managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). He is known for solving the load-shedding problem, whereby, for decades, the country had power outages of up to 18 hours daily, within two months of taking office.[2][3][4]

Kul Man Ghising
कुलमान घिसिङ
Born
Kulman Ghising

(1970-11-25) November 25, 1970[1]
Bethan, Ramechhap
NationalityNepali
Alma materRegional Institute of Technology, Jamshedpur, India
Pulchowk Engineering College, Nepal
Known forEnding load-shedding in Nepal
OfficeManaging Director of Nepal Electricity Authority
Term2016–2020
PredecessorMukesh Raj Kafle

Early life and education

Ghising was born in Bethan village of Ramechhap District in eastern Nepal,[5] and went to Duhu Secondary School as a child.[2] He moved to Kathmandu and went to Bal Sewa Secondary School in Jhochhe, starting in the seventh grade.[5] He graduated high school from Amar Adarsh Secondary School and went to Amrit Science College for the Intermediate degree.[5] He received free scholarship from Regional Institute of Technology in Jamshedpur, India, to become an electrical engineer.[5] He completed his post-graduate studies from Pulchowk Engineering College.[2]

Career

Ghising was appointed the mananging director of NEA on 14 September 2016 by a cabinet decision. He had been associated with NEA for over two decades prior to the appointment. At the time of the appointment, he was serving as the project chief of Rahughat Hydroelectricity Project, having been managing director of the Chilime Hydropower Company before that. Experienced in power trade and distribution, he said eliminating load shedding would be one of his main foci, in an interview following his appointment.[6]

Ending load shedding

Scheduled daily power-cuts called load-shedding, extending up to 18 hours in the dry winter months,[5] had been a persistent problem in Nepal for decades. When Ghising was appointed to lead the NEA, he emphasised better management and more equitable power distribution.[4] By ending the policy of providing 24 hours uninterrupted power supply to a few large industries at the expense of the general public, he immediately eliminated power cuts in the major cities, and reduced power cuts to other parts of the country to around two hours every other day. He overhauled the hydropower generation system storing water during low demand hours, and bringing online power plants that had been inoperative due to poor maintenance. He launched a public awareness campaign to discourage the use of high-power domestic equipment during peak hours.[3] Load-shedding was eliminated across the country, for both residential and industrial sectors by May 2018.[7][5]

References
  1. Shakya, Shradda. "Kulman Ghising Biography". nepalitrends.com. Nepali Trends. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
  2. "Duhu welcomes its proud son, Kulman ghising".
  3. "The Man Who Turned The Lights On In Energy-Starved Nepal".
  4. Author, No. ""Power to the people" - Interview - Nepali Times". nepalitimes.com.
  5. "Kulman Ghising: The man who gave us light". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
  6. "Kulman Ghising appointed NEA managing director". 15 September 2016.
  7. "'Entire country is now free of loadshedding'". kathmandupost.com. Retrieved 2020-08-30.
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