Power cuts scheduled across Kathmandu Valley for underground electricity works

Kathmandu, October 1, 2026 — Electricity supply will be interrupted at various locations across the Kathmandu Valley for 12 days from today as the Nepal Electricity Authority carries out technical work to bring underground power distribution systems into operation.

According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), power supply will be cut in selected areas under the Kuleshwor, Baneshwor, Jorpati and Kirtipur distribution centres from October 1 to 12. The scheduled interruptions will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. in the affected areas.

The NEA said the planned outages will not be carried out if weather conditions become unfavourable.

According to the authority, power supply will be interrupted in Satungal–Bauthali on October 1, Machhegaun–Dobhan Chowk and Khusi Chowk on October 2, Mulpani on October 3, Gurjudhara on October 4 and Mulpani again on October 6.

Similarly, outages are scheduled for Balambu on October 7, Koteshwor–Balkumari on October 8, Sifal on October 10, Satungal–Dhaulagiri Housing Area on October 11 and Dhobikhola on October 12.

The NEA is implementing the underground distribution project in phases with the objective of making Kathmandu Valley’s electricity distribution system underground, stronger and automated.

Under the first phase, underground electricity distribution systems were initiated in areas served by the Ratnapark and Maharajgunj distribution centres in Kathmandu.

The second phase covers the remaining urban areas of Kathmandu, while the third phase covers urban areas of Lalitpur and Bhaktapur. The fourth phase is planned for areas within Pokhara and Bharatpur metropolitan cities.

The project includes underground installation of 33 kV, 11 kV and 400-volt electricity lines, along with optical fibre cables.

The NEA expects the underground system to improve the reliability and safety of electricity supply and support the gradual automation of the distribution network.