Under a trilateral agreement, Nepal will export 40 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh. This electricity will be exported from Nepal for five months, from June to November. The trilateral agreement was signed on October 3 last year, with participation from Bangladesh, Nepal, and India. The agreement finalized the use of Indian territory for Nepal’s electricity export to Bangladesh. Nepal will supply electricity to Bangladesh from two of its power plants. Among them, 25 megawatts will come from Trishuli, and 22 megawatts will be supplied from the Chilime Hydropower Project. This information was reported by the Nepali news outlet Nepal Monitor. According to the report, to strengthen South Asia’s electricity relations, 40 megawatts of electricity will be supplied from Nepal to Bangladesh through India starting in June. Recently, during a meeting with Trade Advisor Sheikh Bashir Uddin, Nepal’s Ambassador to Bangladesh, Ghanshyam Bhandari, discussed the electricity export.
The report also states that this electricity export agreement was signed as part of a broader effort to enhance cooperation between Bangladesh, Nepal and India. The goal of this agreement is to increase electricity supply in Bangladesh and meet the country’s growing energy demand. According to the trilateral agreement, Nepal will supply electricity to Bangladesh every year from June 15 to November 15, from 2025 to 2029. Bangladesh will purchase electricity from Nepal at a rate of 8.17 Nepali rupees per unit, which includes the transmission cost through India’s grid. Ambassador Ghanshyam Bhandari told Nepal Monitor that Nepal has vast hydropower potential and aims to export more electricity in the coming years. He stated, “As our capacity increases, we hope to expand electricity exports to Bangladesh. This will not only benefit Bangladesh but also help Nepal make better use of its natural resources.”
Source: The Daily Ittefaq
