Export of 40 MW electricity to Bihar started

"We have started exporting 40 megawatts from Kataiya-Kushhawa transmission line," he said, "We have received approval to export 125 megawatts of electricity to Bihar. We will gradually increase the quantity.'

The authority has informed that the power export of 14.4 MW Modi, 14.453 MW Mayakhola and 11.64 MW Dudhkund projects has started. Ghising says that electricity from other approved projects will also be exported gradually. According to the interim agreement, the authority is exporting electricity to the state of Bihar through PTC, India.

On this August 3, the Indian Embassy said that according to the bilateral agreement, Nepal has received approval to export 251 megawatts of electricity to the Indian states of Bihar and Haryana. The Central Electricity Authority under the Ministry of Electricity of India had approved the authority to export an additional 125.89 MW to the state of Haryana and 125 MW to Bihar as per the interim agreement.

The three projects mentioned include 11.64 MW Dordi-1, 9.991 MW Down Piluwa, 10.67 MW Lower Khare, 11.64 MW Upper Khimti, 6.8 MW Upper Khimti-2, 14.6 MW Gandak, Approval has been received to export 125 MW of electricity generated from the 19.21 MW Upper Solu Hydropower Project to Bihar. Electricity will be exported through Kataiya, Raxaul and Ramnagar points, which are connected by transmission lines to Bihar. Ghising said that now electricity is exported from Kataiya transmission line.

The authority is selling an additional 125.89 MW of electricity generated from two hydroelectric projects to distribution companies in the state of Haryana. The authority is currently selling 109 MW of electricity to the state of Haryana. According to Chandan Kumar Ghosh, spokesperson of the Authority, since it has already been selling electricity to Haryana, it has started selling from tomorrow, although it has taken some time with Bihar. "We have been selling electricity to Haryana since before," he said. Therefore, even after getting the approval, there was a delay in selling the electricity.'

The authority will sell surplus monsoon electricity to Bihar and Haryana from June to October every year after internal consumption. Along with this, the amount of electricity to be sold to the state-level distribution companies of India according to the mid-term agreement has reached 360 MW. According to the authority, 941 megawatts of electricity can be sold 10 percent more after receiving approval for electricity export. According to the authority, about 800 MW of electricity is being exported every day. "According to the mid-term agreement, we cannot do it below. In Bihar, 40 megawatts of electricity has just started, the rest will go slowly,' said Ghosh, 'We are also selling surplus electricity in the competitive market.' Bharu) is. The 109 MW approved for sale to Haryana last year is priced at Rs 8 40 paisa (5.25 vars) per unit. In this, transmission line charges, leakages, trading margin, etc. to India will not be borne by the Authority.

The authority has been exporting to India the electricity saved during the rainy season after consumption within the country. India's Energy Exchange (IX) is selling real-time market, day-ahead market at competitive rates and under medium-term electricity contracts to the state of Haryana. According to the competitive market and the mid-term agreement, 941 megawatts of electricity produced by 28 projects will be sold in the Indian market.

In the first month of the current fiscal year 081/82, electricity worth Rs. 4.19 billion has been exported to India. In July, the Authority has earned 4 billion 1939 million 24 thousand rupees by exporting the surplus electricity consumed in the country to India. In July, electricity worth Rs. 131.1 million was exported daily. According to the authority, the average rate of electricity exported in July was 8 rupees 51 paise per unit.

The authority imported 1.89 billion units of electricity from India in the last financial year, i.e. 16.93 billion rupees, due to the decrease in the flow of water in the river during the dry season and the production of electricity from the river-flowing hydropower plants in the country. But during this period, 1.95 billion units of electricity were exported to India and earned 17.6 billion rupees. In the last financial year, electricity was exported which was more than 13 million rupees more than imported.