Electricity exports earn Rs. 6B in Ashoj
Summary
Nepal Electricity Authority earned nearly Rs. 6 billion from electricity exports to India in Ashoj, with revenues rising despite flood-related disruptions to hydropower generation. Power exports to Bangladesh also resumed as the country’s approved export capacity to India rose to 1,179 MW.
Key Points
- The Nepal Electricity Authority exported 633.98 million units of electricity to India in Ashoj, earning Rs. 5.93 billion.
- Floods disrupted generation at several hydropower plants, but export revenue still rose compared with the same month last year and the previous month.
- Electricity exports to Bangladesh resumed at 40 MW after India approved replacement power from other hydropower plants.
- Nepal’s approved electricity export capacity to India has now reached about 1,179 MW.
