The government has appointed Devendra Karki and Mahendra Bahadur Gurung to the board of directors of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources, and Irrigation made this decision to fill the vacant positions.

Devendra Karki, previously the secretary of the Ministry of Energy, and Mahendra Bahadur Gurung, former director general of the Department of Electricity Development and former CEO of the Pancheswar Development Authority, have been appointed due to their extensive experience in the energy sector.

The appointments follow the dismissal of Kapil Acharya and Bhakta Bahadur Pun from their posts as NEA directors. On July 31, the Energy Minister had sought explanations from both directors regarding their lack of cooperation with directives related to the dedicated and trunk line dispute. Their responses were deemed unsatisfactory, leading to their dismissal on August 2.