Nepal to export 10,000 MW to India
Nepal plans to increase the export of electricity to neighbouring India from 450 MW to 10,000 MW in the next 10 years.
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Nepal, Kathmandu: Nepal plans to increase the export of electricity to neighbouring India from 450 MW to 10,000 MW in the next 10 years.
Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda said that his government plans to increase electricity export to India from 450 MW to 10,000 MW in the next 10 years and the two nations have already signed a preliminary bilateral agreement for it.
Prachanda also mentioned that during his recent visit to India, he had a discussion with the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on clean energy.
“The understanding we had during my meeting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi in India as a milestone towards achieving long-term power trade to have access to the international market for our surplus electricity,” he pointed out.
“This has been regarded as an important milestone in the area of the power sector in the South Asian region. This has not only created a more conducive environment for attracting foreign investment in the hydropower sector but also encouraged for construction of international transmission networks to facilitate long-term power trade and to formulate reliable work plans, for which we need collaboration among the concerned ministry and all other concerned agencies,” he further said.
Prachanda also said: “To achieve this objective, necessary works for planning and construction of international transmission lines are in progress from both countries. Necessary works have been expedited from both countries towards the completion of the 400 KV Butawal- Gorakhpur transmission line in the near future and I have also given instructions to formulate plans for the construction of additional two 400 KV transmission lines, Inaruwa – Purniya and Dodhara –Bareilly within two months by activating energy-secretary level mechanism”.
“We are also planning to have a connection with Northern neighbour China through the construction of 220 KV Chilime- Kerung transmission line and we are moving towards implementing the project after completing its feasibility study,” Prachanda added.
The Prime Minister has also expressed confidence that during his upcoming China visit in September, long-term and significant agreements will be signed on the power sector.
Source: Outlook India