KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Nepal has earned around Rs 15 billion from electricity exports over the past three months. Manoj Silwal, Managing Director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), stated that since the start of the current fiscal year 2025/26 in mid-July, approximately Rs 15 billion worth of electricity has been exported.
He added that the country’s surplus electricity, after meeting domestic consumption, is exported daily at an average of 1,000 megawatts.
Electricity export exceeds 1 billion units, NEA earns around Rs...
Nepal sells electricity at competitive rates on India’s Energy Exchange (IEX) in both the day-ahead and real-time markets, as well as through bilateral medium-term power purchase agreements with the Indian states of Haryana and Bihar.
Leveraging India’s transmission infrastructure, Nepal also exports 40 megawatts of electricity daily to Bangladesh. While electricity trade with India is settled in Indian rupees, exports to Bangladesh are settled in U.S. dollars.
The NEA has received approval to export a total of 1,165 megawatts of electricity to India and Bangladesh, reflecting Nepal’s growing role as a regional power exporter.
