Nepal will pay an additional 1.5 percent to import electricity from India after the two countries agreed to raise tariffs for power supplied by plants in several Indian states.
The 17th meeting of the Nepal-India Power Exchange Committee, held on March 12–13 in Pokhara, allowed Nepal to import electricity from India’s Bihar, Uttar Pradesh, and Uttarakhand states for the upcoming year. Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Managing Director Hitendra Dev Shakya said the power purchase rate will increase by 1.5 percent compared to last year.
Shakya led the Nepali delegation, while Vijay Kumar Singh, Board Member of India’s Central Electricity Authority, led the Indian team during the talks.
Currently, Nepal imports an average of 12,000–14,000 MWh of electricity daily from India during the dry season, spanning mid-March to mid-May. Shakya noted that the agreement is expected to help manage Nepal’s power supply more efficiently in the upcoming dry season.
Under the new agreement, Nepal will pay Rs 8.22 per unit for electricity imported via the 132 kV transmission line, Rs 8.91 per unit through the 33 kV line, and Rs 9.55 per unit via the 11 kV line.
