India's Electricity Conditionally

Chandan Kumar Ghos, spokesperson of the authority, said that the information has been received that it has been renewed for three months. "It has been renewed for the next 30 June," he said, "There is permission to bring 500 megawatts from Dhalkebar Muzaffarpur international transmission line and 54 megawatts from Tanakpur." But India has allowed 500 MW from Dhalkebar Muzaffarpur and 54 MW from Tanakpur. An energy official says that if 600 MW cannot be imported, there may be 10 hours of loadshedding in Nepal. Nepal has been purchasing electricity by competing in the day-ahead and real-time markets of India's Indian Energy Exchange Limited (IX). According to this, 'bidding' is done with the price and quantity on the day before the purchase. Nepal got permission to participate in this market in 078 Baisakh. This five-year permit is subject to renewal every year. Every year, India renews the permit for a year, but this time it was renewed only for 3 months.

Ministry of Energy spokesperson Navinraj Singh informed that the import permit has been renewed for April, May and June. He said that Nepal's electricity export will start from June 15.

Earlier there was a system where electricity could be imported from India at any time. This time, Nepal is allowed to import electricity only during solar hours (from 6 am to 6 pm). "India has agreed to import 554 megawatts of electricity only during solar hours (from 6 am to 6 pm)," said a source in the Ministry of Energy. There may be a problem in the industrial sector during pick-up hours. Even if electricity is distributed to the general public, there will be a problem in the industrial sector, according to the authority. "India has given permission with conditions, it is not allowed to import electricity at night," the source said, "we have asked for permission to import electricity from 12:00 pm to 6:00 am." Sources say that it is necessary.

According to authority officials, the current total demand will reach about 2,000 megawatts in the next two months. While the domestic production capacity will be only about 1400 megawatts. When 600 megawatts were insufficient, the authority had been balancing the demand by importing from India. According to the authority, apart from India's competitive market, there is an agreement to import electricity under the Mahakali Treaty under the Tanakpur Transmission Line and the Nepal-India Electricity Exchange Agreement.

According to the authority, 70 million units of free electricity will be available annually from the Tanakpur transmission line under the Mahakali Treaty. The Authority has said that the 70 million units of electricity will be consumed in Far West. According to Chandan Kumar Ghos, spokesperson of the authority, permission has been given to import 54 MW of electricity from India's day-ahead market. An energy official says that Nepal can import electricity by signing a power purchase agreement with a power trading company. But since there is no such agreement between the trading companies of Nepal and India, the energy official also says that it cannot be brought.

According to the electricity exchange agreement, the authority has been importing electricity from Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand through 132 KV transmission line whenever needed. There is also a separate agreement between Nepal and India on electricity exchange. But according to this agreement, it is seen that electricity cannot be purchased immediately.

079 The 14th meeting of the Nepal-India Power Exchange Committee (PEC) held in New Delhi in March 2023 fixed the rate of import-export electricity at 7.21 Bharu (11 rupees 54 paisa) per unit for the year 2023. Officials say that since the price for 2024 has not been set, electricity cannot be imported immediately through this measure.