Export of 40MW electricity to Bangladesh: Estimated income of Rs. 25 crores per month

Ashad 1, 2082

Kantipur Reporter

Export of 40MW electricity to Bangladesh: Estimated income of Rs. 25 crores per month

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The Nepal Electricity Authority has exported 40 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh through the Indian transmission line from 12 o'clock on Saturday night (June 1 i.e. June 15).

Last year on October 30 (November 15) for the first time, the authority exported electricity to Bangladesh through the Indian transmission line for about 12 hours.

Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation Deepak Khadka has said that Bangladesh will earn more than 1 billion 250 million from electricity trade.  In a press conference held at the Ministry of Energy on Sunday, Minister Khadka said that by exporting electricity to Bangladesh, he will earn more than 250 million per month and earn more than 1 billion 250 million in five months .

Minister Khadka says that Nepal is the first country to export electricity to a third country from South Asia and it is a matter of pride and joy for the country and the people that it is the first commercial sale of electricity with Bangladesh.

Minister Khadka said that prosperity will be achieved from the energy sector and economic prosperity will be achieved by producing 28,500 megawatts of electricity in 10 years and exporting 10,000 megawatts to India and 5,000 megawatts to Bangladesh. On October 17 of last year, a power sale agreement was signed between the Nepal Electricity Authority, Bangladesh Power Development Board and NTPC Vidyut Vrayya Nigam Limited India.

In a press conference, Hitendradev Shakya, executive director of the authority, said that now Nepal has entered the era of energy business and will earn billions by exporting electricity to India and Bangladesh. "Now there is no load shedding and there will be no . He said that the problem of tripping has been removed because of the excess of electricity produced, but it has been removed, even though the problem of tripping has been noticed. 

Energy Secretary Suresh Acharya said that due to the contingency of the transmission line between India and Bangladesh, only 40 megawatts are currently being exported, but the target is to export 5,000 megawatts in the future. 

Kantipur

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