Ghising, a shining light for Nepal

Brisk business: Good times have returned for Anita (second from left) at the Blush Beauty Point parlour after constant electric supply returned to the city. (Inset) Ghising, the man who made it possible. — AFP

KATHMANDU: The continuous whirl of hair dryers is a novel sound at the Blush Beauty Point parlour in Nepal’s capital Kathmandu, which until just five months ago had to close at regular intervals because of power cuts.

Scheduled power cuts – known as load-shedding – have been a part of daily life in the impoverished landlocked country for decades, forcing small businesses to rely on expensive generators or simply close when the lights went out.