Kathmandu, Sept. 15 -- Kulman Ghising, credited for playing a key role in ending hours-long daily power cuts a decade ago, has been appointed Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Physical Infrastructure, and Urban Development in Prime Minister Sushila Karki's new Cabinet.

Ghising, former managing director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), is widely credited for declaring Kathmandu Valley load-shedding-free during the Dashain-Tihar festival in October 2016. By May 2018, he had extended this achievement nationwide, freeing the country from nearly 15 years of power rationing.

Public expectations of Ghising remain high. During his visits to the Gulf states earlier this year, Nepali workers expressed their trust in hi...