India has approved the export of up to 654 megawatts of electricity to Nepal after devastating floods severely damaged the Himalayan nation’s hydropower infrastructure and reduced its domestic generation capacity.
India’s Ministry of Power said electricity will be supplied to Nepal for 18 hours a day until Dec. 31, 2026. The arrangement took effect on Sept. 13, with supplies available from midnight to 6 p.m. daily.
Of the approved capacity, up to 600 MW can be transmitted through the Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar transmission line, while another 54 MW can be supplied through the Tanakpur-Mahendranagar line.
The move follows the catastrophic Aug. 26 floods triggered by the collapse of a Himalayan glacier. More than a dozen hydropower plants were swept away, wiping out about a tenth of Nepal’s electricity generation capacity.
Hydropower provides almost all of Nepal’s electricity and had also become an increasingly important source of export revenue. Following the disaster, Nepal halted electricity exports and turned to India to cover its domestic power shortfall.
The disaster has killed nearly 1,400 people across Nepal and Tibet, while more than 5,300 people remain missing, including hundreds of hydropower workers.
India said the emergency power arrangement would help Nepal meet its electricity requirements while the country works to restore damaged generation infrastructure.
The amount of electricity India will supply to Nepal from January 2027 will be reviewed in December. (Newswire)
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