Nepal, India agree to develop two transmission lines for power trade
KATHMANDU: Nepal and India have reached an agreement to develop high-quality transmission lines for cross-border power trade, as Nepal aims to generate 28,500 megawatts (MW) of electricity by 2035.
Sandip Kumar Dev, Spokesperson and Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, said two new transmission lines will be completed by 2034/35, and the capacity of an existing transmission line will be upgraded.
The Joint Steering Committee (JSC) Secretary-Level meeting of Nepal and India has agreed to construct the Nijgadh-Harnaiya Motihari and Kohalpur-Lucknow transmission lines of 400 kV.
Additionally, the existing Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line of 400 kV will be replaced with a high-capacity conductor. Currently, 800 MW of power is being imported through this transmission line.
During the meeting, a consensus was reached to import and export up to 1,000 MW of power.
The Secretary-Level JSC meeting, held in India on February 11, was attended by Suresh Acharya, Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, and Pankaj Agarwal, Secretary at the Indian Ministry of Power.
The two countries have also agreed to construct the Inaruwa-Purniya and Dodhara-Bareli cross-border transmission lines of 400 kV.
READ ALSO:
