Kathmandu, June 15 — The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has resumed exporting 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh through the Indian transmission system, beginning today.

This marks the continuation of a historic initiative that first saw Nepal export power to Bangladesh for 12 hours on July 15 last year. The resumption follows a tripartite agreement signed in 2023 between NEA, the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), and India’s NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Limited (NVVN).

Under the agreement, NEA will export electricity to Bangladesh for five months—from June 15 to November 15—during Nepal's peak production period in the rainy season. NEA Deputy Manager Subarna Sapkota of the Electricity System Control Department stated that a total of 146.88 million units of electricity will be exported over this period, generating an estimated Rs 1.29 billion in revenue. The export rate has been fixed at 6.40 US cents per unit.

The electricity will be transmitted from Nepal’s 400 kV Dhalkebar Substation, routed through Muzaffarpur and Behrampur in India, before reaching the Bheramara Substation in Bangladesh.

Meanwhile, NEA continues its regular electricity exports to India. It began supplying 185 MW to the Indian state of Haryana on June 1, which has since increased to 200 MW. As per the bilateral agreement, the electricity is being sold at a rate of INR 5.25 per unit.

Additionally, NEA started exporting 80 MW of electricity to the Indian state of Bihar from midnight last night. Further transactions of electricity are also being conducted in the Indian power market through the 400 kV and 132 kV Dhalkebar–Muzaffarpur transmission lines.

With the onset of the monsoon season boosting domestic power generation, Nepal is now exporting its surplus electricity to both India and Bangladesh.

People’s Review News Monitoring Services