Mon, 16 June 2025
Kathmandu- Nepal has begun exporting 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh through India's power grid.
Nepal is also exporting 80 MW to Bihar state in India, Energy Minister Dipak Khadka said on X on Sunday.
The export of electricity to Bangladesh has started from Saturday midnight, officials said.
The power transaction follows a tripartite agreement signed in October between Nepal Electricity Authority, Bangladesh Power Development Board, and India's NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam.
In April, India's Power Grid Corporation and Nepal Electricity Authority agreed to implement high-capacity cross-border transmission infrastructure to facilitate increased power trading.
Nepal, India and Bangladesh signed a trilateral agreement on October 3, 2024 to export electricity produced by Nepal to Bangladesh via the Indian transmission line.
As per the agreement, Nepal will export 40 MW of electricity from June 15 to November 15. The electricity will be transmitted to Bangladesh via India's 400-kV Muzaffarpur-Baharampur-Bheramara transmission line.
Last year, Nepal exported electricity to Bangladesh on November 15, for a single day, as a token to implement the agreement.
According to NEA, 146.88 million units will be exported during this period, generating revenue of Rs 1.29 billion. The electricity will be delivered from Nepal's 400 KV Dhalkebar Substation to Bangladesh's Bhermara Substation via Muzaffarpur and Behrampur in India. The agreed selling price is 6.40 US cents per unit, The Himalayan Times daily reported.
Meanwhile, NEA continues to export electricity to India, increasing exports to Haryana from 185 MW (since June 1) to 200 MW from last Saturday. The selling rate under the Nepal-India bilateral agreement is Rs 5.25 per unit.
Additionally, NEA began exporting 80 MW to Bihar from midnight yesterday. Extra electricity is also traded through the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur 400 kV and 132 kV lines, reports said.
Nepal has an installed capacity of 3,000 MW out of which nearly 95 percent comes from hydropower.
