Nepal and India have agreed to increase the current electricity import-export through the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line by 200 MW.
Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line agreement
On the 18th of February (Saturday) in Rajasthan, India, it was agreed to increase the current import-export capacity in the meeting of the Energy Secretary-level joint directorate committee.
Currently, 600 megawatts of electricity are being imported and exported from the 400-kilovolt Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur’s first international transmission line. Now there is an agreement to import and export 800 MW from there, said Madhu Prasad Bhetuwal, Joint Secretary and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Energy.
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According to Joint Secretary Marasini, the joint technical team has been instructed to study exchanging electricity from the currently under-construction Dhalkebar (Nepal)-Sitamarhi (India) transmission line.
An agreement has also been reached to import and export 70 to 80 megawatts of electricity from the Tanakpur-Mahendranagar 132 KV power transmission line. Also, the officials of Nepal and India have agreed to conduct a joint technical team to study possible options for exporting up to 200 megawatts of electricity.
