The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has decided to buy electricity with India at Rs 38 per unit from Friday.

Organizing a press conference on Thursday, NEA spokesperson Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai said that Nepal has made an agreement to buy electricity with India at a higher price so far.

Bhattarai said that Nepal has to pay Rs 38 per unit when it buys electricity with India at InRs 20.

Nepal had purchased electricity with India at InRs 8 per unit some time ago.