Nepal Electricity Authorityनेपाल विद्युत प्राधिकरण

What does it do?

• Established to make electricity generation, transmission and distribution efficient, reliable and accessible, and to arrange a proper electricity supply. giwmscdnone.gov.np NEA Act 2041, s.3(1)
• “NEA’s primary objective is to generate, transmit, and distribute adequate, reliable, and affordable electricity across Nepal.” nea.org.np About Us
• Recommends long-term and short-term electricity supply policy to the Government of Nepal, and plans, builds, operates and maintains generation, transmission and distribution facilities. giwmscdnone.gov.np NEA Act 2041, s.19(क), (ख)

Which law set it up?

What the law says is summarised with section numbers, not quoted, because text copied from the official PDFs is not reliable.

Law

Nepal Electricity Authority Act, 1984नेपाल विद्युत प्राधिकरण ऐन, २०४१

Section

Section 3(1) (प्राधिकरणको स्थापना)

Official text

lawcommission.gov.np

History

“The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) was established on August 16, 1985 (Bhadra 1, 2042) under the Nepal Electricity Authority Act, 1984.” nea.org.np About Us

Who leads it and who oversees it?

Head

Mr. Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha, Managing Director (Member Secretary of the Board) nea.org.np Checked 2026-10-16

Falls under

No official source found that states a supervising ministry in those words. Until directors are elected by a general meeting, the Act (s.9(3)(क)) makes the Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation (or a special-class officer GoN designates) chair of the Board. The NEA Board page lists 'Hon. Biraj Bhakta Shrestha, Hon'ble Minister (Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation), Chairperson'.

Website

www.nea.org.np