Manohar Lal Khattar, the Union Minister for Power and Housing and Urban Affairs, jointly inaugurated the power flow from Nepal to Bangladesh, along with Md. Fouzul Kabir Khan, adviser, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Government of Bangladesh and Dipak Khadka, Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Nepal, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) noted.
It said the inauguration was done through a virtual event hosted by the Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Government of Nepal. This occasion marks the first trilateral power transaction which has been carried out through the Indian grid.
The Government of India had announced its decision to facilitate the first trilateral power transaction from Nepal to Bangladesh, through Indian grid with an export of upto 40 MW of power during the visit of the former prime minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda to India from May 31-June three. During the visit, both sides had expressed their commitment towards greater sub-regional cooperation, including in the energy sector, which would lead to increased inter-linkages between the economies for mutual benefit of all stakeholders. Subsequently, a tripartite power sales agreement signed on October 3 in Kathmandu.
