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Effect of energy crisis in Nepal (already affecting mobile operation and the embattled garment industry) More here, here, and here
UNWELCOME REPOSE: Workers at Heritage Fashion garment factory in Balkumari halt work after load-shedding, Thursday. Nepal Electricity Authority has increased power cut from forty-five hours to sixty-three hours a week. Power outage has hit industries and business installations severely, leading some to abrupt closure. (Source: The Kathmandu Post, 12/19/2008)