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India facilitates power trade between Nepal, Bangladesh

Up to 40 MW of power will be exported.

India has inaugurated the power flow from Nepal to Bangladesh, marking the first trilateral power transaction which has been carried out through the Indian grid.

Union Minister for Power and Housing & Urban Affairs Manohar Lal jointly inaugurated the power flow along with Md. Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of Bangladesh, and Dipak Khadka, Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Nepal through a virtual event.

Announced in 2023, the trilateral power deal will involve exporting up to 40 megawatts of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh.

After this, a tripartite power sales agreement was signed between NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam, Nepal Electricity Authority, and Bangladesh Power Development Board was signed last month.

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“The start of this power flow from Nepal to Bangladesh through India is expected to boost sub-regional connectivity in the power sector,” the Ministry of Power said. 

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