India’s Central Electricity Authority (CEA) on Wednesday, October 29, renewed its approval for Nepal to export 283 megawatts of electricity from eight hydropower projects for a year.
Nepal currently sells surplus electricity to India through the Indian Energy Exchange (IEX) under the Day-Ahead and Real-Time markets, and to the Indian states of Haryana and Bihar under bilateral medium-term power purchase agreements. It also exports 40 MW of power daily to Bangladesh using India’s transmission network.
The CEA renewed approval for four hydropower projects with a combined capacity of 103 MW to continue selling electricity in the IEX. The renewed licence is valid for one year, effective from last Tuesday.
Similarly, the export permit for 180 MW of power supplied to Haryana under a bilateral deal was due to expire on Thursday. The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) had sought approval to sell power from these same projects through the IEX as well. The CEA has now granted this permission, allowing NEA to begin selling that electricity on the IEX from Friday.
During his visit to New Delhi to attend the 8th Assembly of the International Solar Alliance, Energy Minister Kulman Ghising met with India’s Power Minister Manohar Lal Khattar and urged India to simplify and expedite the approval process for power exports.
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