KATHMANDU, Feb 29: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) paid as high as Rs 16 per unit to import electricity from India to meet the energy demand in the dry season this year.

KATHMANDU, Feb 3: Nepal’s import of electricity from India has reached 468 MW, up from 367 MW a month ago, due to the surge in demand with a drop in temperature and reduction in domestic production.

KATHMANDU, Jan 5: Nepal on Wednesday imported 367 MW of electricity from India to meet its domestic demand, at a time when the government is pushing the households to increase electricity consumption on the pretext of having sufficient electricity production.

KATHMANDU, August 25: Nepal’s export of electricity has exceeded the import amount in the past two days, which has given some respite to the country from energy trade.

KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The import of electricity from India has reached 56.4 percent of the total electricity consumption with a drop in production amid fall in water levels in rivers due to the ongoing dry season.

KATHMANDU, Jan 31: India has agreed to sell an additional 100 MW of electricity to Nepal. With the new provision, Nepal can now import up to 800 MW of electricity from its southern neighbor.

KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Import of electricity from India has reached 44 percent of the total electricity consumption with a drop in production and a soaring demand for energy amid notable fall in temperature level.