In the first 5 months of the current fiscal year 2081/82, electricity worth 13.4 billion rupees has been exported to India. The Nepal Electricity Authority has exported 1.76 billion units of electricity to India during the current fiscal year in July, August, October, October and November, which was consumed in the country and surplus.

The average rate of electricity exported to India in four months is 7 rupees 39 paise per unit. 

The authority is selling the surplus electricity consumed within the country in the day-ahead and real-time market of Indian Energy Exchange (IX) at competitive rates and in accordance with the bilateral medium-term electricity sales agreement in the states of Haryana and Bihar. Electricity trade with India is done in Indian rupees (Bharu). Therefore, the authority has earned 8 billion 15 million baht by selling electricity. 

In July, the highest electricity export was 4.15 billion rupees, while in November, the lowest export was only 28.14 million rupees. Electricity worth Rs 3.68 billion in August, Rs 3.7 billion in October and Rs 1.87 billion in October was exported to India. 

The Executive Director of the Authority, Kulman Ghising, said that due to the flood and landslides in October, mainly the 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi hydropower plant was damaged and electricity production was stopped.

Executive Director Ghising mentioned that due to the closure of Upper Tamakoshi, the export of electricity decreased in the following months and the production of hydropower projects decreased with the onset of dry season. 

Now electricity export has stopped and import has started. With the onset of winter, as the flow of water in rivers and streams decreases, the production of hydropower projects will decrease and electricity will have to be imported in the few months of winter to meet the demand for electricity in the country. After the water flow in the rivers and playgrounds starts to increase, the production will increase and then electricity export will resume. 

From this year, 40 megawatts of electricity has been exported to Bangladesh through India. It is seen that the export target will be affected due to the damage to the hydropower projects and transmission lines due to the floods.

The flash flood damaged the Upper Tamakoshi, along with other small hydropower projects and the Kabeli Corridor transmission line. When the flood in Mykhola damaged the Kabeli Corridor, the power generation of around 200 megawatts of various projects connected to the line was stopped. Because of this, electricity exports in October and October were affected. 

Upper Tamakoshi is being renovated to be put into operation by this December 10, while the Kabeli Corridor transmission line has been reconstructed and put into operation. With the onset of winter, the flow of water in rivers and streams will decrease, so the power generation of hydropower projects will decrease. Since the production will only meet the domestic demand, the export of electricity will gradually decrease.