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Nepal exporting 40MW electricity to Bangladesh for the first time

B360 November 15, 2024, 9:56 am

Nepal exporting 40MW electricity to Bangladesh for the first time

File - A high-level team from the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), including Executive Director Kul Man Ghising and Deputy Executive Director of the Transmission Directorate, Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha, conducts a field-level monitoring of the construction of Chilime-Trishuli 220kV transmission line, in Rasuwa district, on Saturday, September 7, 2024. Photo: RSS

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KATHMANDU: Nepal is set to start exporting 40 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh today. This marks the first time in Nepal's history of power trade that electricity is being exported to a country other than India.

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) spokesperson Chandan Kumar Ghosh described it as a historic milestone. With permission from the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission of India, the NEA will export electricity via Madhya Pradesh on Friday.

A tripartite agreement among high-level officials from Nepal, India, and Bangladesh was reached on October 3 regarding power trade. The agreement was signed by NEA Executive Director Kul Man Ghising on behalf of Nepal.

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Published Date: November 15, 2024, 9:56 am

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