Speaking at an interaction on Friday, Ambassador Rae had suggested importing electricity from India, which he said was cheaper than the electricity available in Nepal.
The NEA official contradicted the ambassador, saying that the Indian electricity price is quoted in Indian currency. No one had corrected the ambassador at the interaction although several government and NEA officials were present on the occasion.
Rae had said, "The average per unit price of Nepal's electricity is Rs 7.52 while the price of Indian electricity is only Rs 5.84." The NEA official said that the price quoted for Indian electricity was in Indian currency, which would be equivalent to Rs 8.60 per unit in Nepali currency.
Nepal imports electricity under different agreements and the price of the imported electricity ranges from Rs 3.44 to Rs 6.20 per unit in Indian currency. Nepal imports electricity at the rate of Rs 5.55 per unit from the 132 KV transmission line while the rate is Rs 5.77 from the 33 KV transmission line.
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