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Trilateral power flow from Nepal to Bangladesh via India begins

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Union Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and officials from Nepal and Bangladesh inaugurated the first trilateral power flow transaction on 15 November 2024.  The event marked the transmission of hydroelectric power from Nepal to Bangladesh, facilitated through India’s electricity grid. The power transaction stems from the Regional Cooperation for Power Purchase, Sale, Distribution, and Transmission agreement signed in June 2023 during Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s visit to India. Under the agreement, Nepal exports 40…

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Ecuador faces widespread power cuts as drought impacts hydroelectric generation

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Ecuador’s government has implemented power cuts in half of the country’s provinces due to a severe drought that has drastically reduced hydroelectric power generation. The blackout affected 12 of the 24 provinces from 8am to 5pm on Sunday, 22 September, with extended power cuts scheduled nightly from 10pm to 6am until Thursday, 26 September. Nineteen areas have also been placed on red alert. This drought, the worst in 61 years, has led to a significant…