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Kathmandu: Nepal is set to export 40 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh as per a trilateral agreement with India. Starting from Asar 1, Nepal will send electricity to Bangladesh, following the agreement reached between the three countries.
Last year, Nepal had sold electricity to Bangladesh for just 12 hours after the presence of high-ranking officials from the three countries in a meeting held on Ashoj 17. However, this year, Nepal Electricity Authority has not provided official information about the preparations to send electricity to Bangladesh at the agreed time. Despite this, the spokesperson for the Nepal Electricity Authority, Rajan Dhakal, mentioned that the final preparations for exporting electricity had been made by the agreed date in the agreement.
According to Ramesh Khatri, representative of Kansai Nepal News, “Nearly two months ago, Bangladesh has issued a Letter of Credit (LC) in order to import electricity from Nepal. Therefore, the work of selling electricity to Bangladesh is set to begin in May.”
As per the agreement, Nepal will be required to send electricity to Bangladesh from June 15 to November 15 every year for the next five years. Last year, the first 400 kV cross-border transmission line between Nepal and India, Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur, was used to export Nepal’s electricity to Bangladesh. This year, the same transmission line will be used to send electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh, with the meter for electricity located in Muzaffarpur.
Through the transmission line from Muzaffarpur to Behrampur (India) and Bheramara (Bangladesh), 400 kV of electricity had reached Bangladesh. The Nepal Electricity Authority has agreed to export electricity to Bangladesh, with 25 megawatts coming from Trishuli Hydropower, owned by Nepal, and 22 megawatts from the Chilime Hydropower Project, constructed with Indian funding.
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Author: MAYA | HARUTO
Posted at: June 14, 2025 7:00 pm
