Talks with India underway for export of electricity: Minister Bhusal

March 17, Nawalparasi: Minister for Energy, Hydropower and Irrigation, Pampha Bhusal, has said talks with India were underway for the export of surplus electricity.

She called on the private sector to invest in hydropower.

Minister Bhusal said it while inaugurating the 220/132 substation at Sunwal Municipality-13 in Nawalparasi West on Thursday.

“Government has aimed at ensuring every household’s access to electricity within two years. Now, the environment has been created that every sector could consume optimum electricity,” she said, adding “electricity is however wasted in the rainy season and for the utilization of surplus energy, international trade is a must.”

Minister Bhusal also underscored the need to use electric devices to help solve the current energy crisis.

The use of electrical appliances would be important also in the wake of the rising price of petroleum products, Minister Bhusal said.

The construction of the New Butwal Sub-Station would enhance the supply of regular energy.

On the occasion, Executive Director at NEA Kulman Ghising informed that the Sub-Station was built with the joint efforts of the Nepal government and loan assistance of the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

Likewise, the Norwegian Ambassador to Nepal Torun Dramdal said that Norway had provided assistance for the development of Nepal’s international transmission line.

Similarly, Rudy Van Doyle, Head of the ADB Nepal Mission, said he believed that the development of interstate transmission lines would enable Nepal to become self-sufficient in electricity and its export.