Additional 251 MW electricity to be exported to India

KATHMANDU, AUGUST 20 : Nepal is going to export an additional 251 megawatts of electricity to Bihar and Haryana states of India. The Central Electricity Authority (CEA) under the Ministry of Power of India has lately given approval to the Nepal Electricity Authority to export an additional 125.89 MW to the state of Haryana and 125 MW to Bihar.

The NEA is currently selling 190 megawatts of electricity to the state of Haryana. The surplus electricity in Nepal is sold to Bihar and Haryana every year from June to October. Along with this, the amount of electricity to be sold to the state-level distribution companies of India has reached 360 megawatts.