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Nepal Resumes 40 MW Power Exports to Bangladesh via India

A 2023 tripartite pact underpins the five-month supply of 146.88 million units through India’s grid at 6.4 US cents per unit

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Overview

  • Nepal restarted 40 MW exports on June 15 after Bangladesh opened a letter of credit to clear financial requirements
  • The arrangement will deliver a total of 146.88 million units from mid-June to mid-November under the NEA-BPDB-NVVN agreement
  • Export revenue is projected at Rs 129 crore over five months based on a fixed rate of 6.40 US cents per unit
  • Power will flow from Nepal’s 400 kV Dhalkebar Substation through Muzaffarpur and Behrampur before reaching Bangladesh’s Bheramara grid
  • Nepal has also boosted electricity sales to India’s Haryana region to 200 MW since June 1, expanding its regional energy cooperation