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Nepal exports Rs 13.04 billion worth of electricity to India in 5 months

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The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has exported electricity valued at Rs 13.04 billion during the first five months of the fiscal year 2024/25. From July 16 to December 15, 2024, approximately 1.76 billion units of electricity were sold to India, primarily during the rainy season. The NEA has been exporting surplus electricity at competitive rates in the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) and through bilateral agreements with Haryana and Bihar. The average export price was Rs…

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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…