Published: 11:56 PM, 26 October 2026
Nepal resumes electricity exports to Bangladesh: PDB
Nepal resumed electricity exports to Bangladesh on Friday after a nearly two-month suspension caused by flood damage to hydropower plants, an official said.
“Nepal began supplying 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh through India's transmission lines on Friday,” Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Chairman Rezaul Karim told on Sunday.
He said the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) and the BPDB signed a five-year agreement on October 3, 2024, for seasonal electricity exports to Bangladesh.
NEA Executive Director Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha told the Kathmandu Post that the resumption of electricity exports to Bangladesh, along with the continuation of exports from alternative hydropower projects despite damage to power plants and transmission infrastructure, marked an important development in Nepal's power trade.
He said exports resumed after India's Central Electricity Authority approved the supply of electricity generated by alternative hydropower plants to Bangladesh.
Earlier, severe flooding in the Bhotekoshi River on August 26 damaged the Trishuli and Chilime hydropower plants, both of which were authorised to supply electricity to Bangladesh.
Electricity exports to Bangladesh were suspended following the damage.
Under the revised arrangement, electricity generated by the Solu Khola and Kabeli B-1 hydropower plants has been approved for export to Bangladesh.
Under the agreement signed on October 3, 2024, Nepal supplies 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh daily from June 15 to November 15 each year.
Nepal exports surplus electricity generated during the monsoon season after meeting its domestic demand.
