Kathmandu — The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has reported exporting 343 megawatts of electricity to India daily. According to NEA spokesperson Chandan Kumar Ghosh, 183 megawatts are being supplied to Haryana, 100 megawatts to Bihar, and 60 megawatts to Tanakpur, totaling 343 megawatts.
He said, “Currently, 16 to 17 megawatts are being consumed domestically during the day, and we are selling the surplus 343 megawatts to India.” Ghosh added that electricity is being sold to Bihar and Haryana under a medium-term agreement, while in Tanakpur, it is being sold at competitive rates in the Day-Ahead and Real-Time Markets of the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX).
The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) reported that due to the damage caused by floods and landslides from continuous rain last month, the production of 650 megawatts of electricity has come to a halt. Additionally, due to outstanding dues related to dedicated and trunk lines, the NEA has cut off electricity to 31 industries since October 24. In response to a question on whether the electricity previously consumed by these industries is also being sold to India, NEA spokesperson Ghosh clarified that although industries typically consume around 400 megawatts, there has been no demand from industries since the Dashain festival.
He said, “There is no demand for electricity from industries during Dashain as many of them are closed due to the festival.” He added, “Although there is no demand from industries, it is still difficult to supply electricity to Haryana as per the medium-term agreement.” Ghosh mentioned that the current internal electricity consumption is between 1600 to 1700 megawatts and that internal consumption is gradually increasing.
The authority is selling the surplus electricity consumed domestically to the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) at competitive rates in the Day-Ahead and Real-Time Markets, as well as under bilateral medium-term electricity sale agreements with the Indian company NTPC Electric Trade Corporation (NVVN).
NVVN has been selling this electricity in the states of Haryana and Bihar. The authority has received approval to sell 941 megawatts of electricity produced from 28 projects in the Indian market under competitive market and medium-term electricity sale agreements. Of this, 235.5 megawatts of electricity have been sold to Haryana through NVVN. Similarly, approval has been granted to sell 125.04 megawatts of electricity to Bihar under the medium-term agreement. The remaining electricity is being sold in the competitive market, as stated by the authority.
Source: Kantipur
