Nepal Electricity Authority Managing Director Kul Man Ghising says the recent Nepal-India meeting has achieved a milestone in energy trade between the two countries.
The 10th meeting of the Nepal-India Energy Secretaries-level Joint Steering Committee made key decisions regarding the extension of electricity transmission lines between the two countries and the expansion of trade.
Officials say Nepal will now send a proposal to the Indian government for a government-to-government agreement, on the basis of which India will make a concrete decision.
According to Ghising, India is also positive about Nepal’s proposal to export electricity to Bangladesh via India. A final decision on this will be made after Nepal finalizes the name of the hydroelectric project.
The Nepalese delegation to the meeting held in Rajasthan from India until Friday was headed by Energy Secretary Dinesh Kumar Ghimire.
