Kathmandu. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has started exporting 40 MW electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh through Indian transmission line this year. NeA, which exported electricity to Bangladesh for the first time through Indian transmission line for the first time on July 15 last year, has started exporting 40 MW of electricity again from June 15 this year.
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and NTPC Electricity Trading Corporation Limited (NTPC) had signed a power sale agreement on October 12 last year.
Similarly, Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Deepak Khadka said it was good news for Nepal to export surplus electricity to Bangladesh along with neighbouring India during the rainy season. “The export of electricity to Bangladesh is a matter of happiness for the entire business community and prosperity of Nepal,” he said.
Nepal has been exporting surplus electricity to India for five months every year. Nepal, which signed a power export agreement with Bangladesh last year, was able to export electricity for only 12 hours at that time. This year, electricity will be exported to Bangladesh continuously for five months from today.
Nepal, India and Bangladesh had signed an agreement last year to export 18.60 MW of electricity produced from Trishuli Hydropower Station and 21.40 MW from Chilime Hydropower Project.
The electricity exported to Bangladesh from today will be exported till November 15. Subarna Sapkota, deputy manager of the Electricity System Control Department of Nepal Electricity Authority( NEA), said that 146.88 million units of electricity would be exported in five months. The government will earn Rs 1.29 billion in five months from the sale of electricity.
According to the agreement, the sale rate of electricity exported is 6.40 US cents per unit. The electricity will reach Nepal’s 400 KV Dhalkebar substation through Muzaffarpur, Behrampur of India to Bhermara substation of Bangladesh. The export of electricity, which has a long-term importance in the energy sector, is expected to contribute to Nepal’s energy balance, maximum production and utilization of hydropower and boosting the country’s economy.
According to the government’s Energy Development Roadmap-2081, the government has set a target to produce 28,500 MW of electricity by 2035 and export 15,000 MW of electricity. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has continued to export electricity to neighbouring India. NeA has already started exporting electricity to The Indian state of Haryana this year. NeA, which has been exporting 185 MW of electricity since June 1, has started exporting 200 MW of electricity to the same place from Saturday.
As per the bilateral agreement signed between Nepal and India, the sale rate of this electricity export is 5.25 Indian rupees per unit. Similarly, NEA has started exporting 80 MW of electricity to Bihar state of India from 12 pm last night. Apart from this, additional electricity is also being purchased and sold in the Indian market from Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur 400 KV and 132 KV transmission lines.
The remaining electricity is being exported to India and Bangladesh after meeting nepal’s domestic demand as the production of electricity has increased with the onset of monsoon.
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