Nepal earns Rs 15 billion by exporting power since mid-July: NEA

Kathmandu - Nepal is exporting about 1,000 megawatts of surplus electricity daily, earning approximately Rs 15 billion since mid-July 2025, officials said.

Managing Director Manoj Silwal of the state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said that power is being sold to the Indian states of Haryana and Bihar through the Day-Ahead and Real-Time markets of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and under bilateral medium-term power-purchase agreements. 

Nepal is exporting  40 MW of electricity daily to Bangladesh via India’s transmission network. Electricity trade with India is settled in Indian Rupees, while trade with Bangladesh is in US Dollars.

The NEA said it has secured approval to export up to 1,165 MW of electricity to India and Bangladesh combined.

According to a preliminary assessment of Independent Power Producers’ Association, Nepal (IPPAN), 32 hydropower projects across 10 districts in three provinces were affected. Of these, 17 operational projects with a combined capacity of 180 MW and 15 under-construction projects totalling 338 MW sustained damage.

Frequent power interruptions have been reported across the country following the disasters.

Meanwhile,  Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Kulman Ghising, has said that the government would give top priority to repair and maintain power projects damaged during recent flood and landslides.

 Minister Ghising directed NEA officials to prioritise the immediate repair and restoration of electricity supply in flood- and landslide-hit areas. He also instructed the authority to expedite the construction of key transmission lines, including the 220 kV Marsyangdi Corridor and 400 kV Hetauda–Dhalkeber line, and to prepare for stable power management during the upcoming winter season.

Chandan Kumar Ghosh, Director of the Load Dispatch Centre, NEA, said that repair teams have been mobilised and are working to restore services in affected regions.