Kathmandu: Nepal has secured approval from the Ministry of Power to export an additional 180 megawatts (MW) of electricity to India. Prior to this approval, Nepal had received the green light to sell 452 MW of electricity to its southern neighbor. With this development, Nepal is set to export a total of 632 MW of electricity to India.

Suresh Bhattarai, spokesperson for the Nepal Electricity Authority, revealed that Nepal has received permission to export 70 MW of electricity through the Mahendranagar-Gaddachowki transmission line and an additional 180 MW via the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line. The state of Haryana in India will be the recipient of this electricity.

Furthermore, Nepal will export 70 MW of electricity from the Upper Chamelia and Upper Kalangagad hydropower projects to India through the Mahendranagar-Gaddachowki transmission line. Electricity generated from the Solukhola (Dudhkoshi) and Dordikhola hydropower projects will be transmitted to India via the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line.

The electricity generated in Mahendranagar will be sold on the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX). The electricity transmitted from Dhalkebar Muzaffarpur will be sold at a rate of 8.40 Nepali rupees per unit, equivalent to 5.25 Indian rupees.

This development stems from a medium-term electricity trading agreement previously established between the Nepal Electricity Authority and NTPC Electricity Trading Corporation. The agreement allowed for the purchase and sale of electricity up to 200 MW at a rate of INR 5.25 per unit.