Agreement signed with India to export 17,000 megawatt power

Kathmandu: Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Dipak Khadka, has said an agreement has been signed with the Indian government to export 17,000 megawatts of electricity through the cross-border transmission line.

Unveiling the seven editions of Urja Khabar magazine published by Energy Information Centre Pvt Ltd on Monday, Minister Khadka shared that Nepal-India secretary-level meeting made this agreement to fulfil the target of Energy Development Roadmap, 2081.

‘We have signed an agreement to export 17,000 megawatts of electricity to India and Bangladesh through eight cross-border transmission lines. This agreement is important for the development of Nepal’s energy sector,’ he argued. The Energy Minister mentioned that the government has been working to provide 200,000-500,000 shares at low interest rates to poor people. He urged the private sector to invest in the hydropower sector as a market of the produced power has been guaranteed.

Similarly, former Minister and former Secretary Shankar Prasad Koirala shared that Urja Khabar magazine has guided the government in the development of the energy sector.

Likewise, the Secretary at the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Suresh Acharya, mentioned that the support and cooperation of the private sector is crucial to fulfilling the energy development goals of Energy Development Roadmap, 2081.

Senior energy expert at the Ministry, Prabal Adhikari, shared that the book published by incorporating significant activities of the energy sector is research-oriented while Chairperson of Independent Power Producers’ Association Nepal, Ganesh Karki, pointed out the need for coordination between the private sector and government to achieve government’s goal.

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