Nepal exported electricity worth over Rs 15 billion in one year, claims PM Dahal

Prime Minister Dahal claimed that Nepal has exported electricity worth over Rs 15 billion in one year.

Addressing the nation on the occasion of the completion of one year in office, Prime Minister Dahal said that Nepal earned Rs 15. 27 billion by exporting 700 megawatt of electricity in one year, which is 31.28 percent more than the same period of the previous year.

Saying that Nepal was bearing the brunt of 18 hours of load shedding until he was appointed as the prime minister for the second time, he made it clear that Nepal has now become able to export the power.

“Nepal, which had to import the electricity during the monsoon season also, has reached the position to export the electricity,” he said.

Nepal’s power generation capacity has increased to 2892 megawatt in the seven years. Among which, around 541 megawatt was added in this year only, the prime minister stated.

During his visit to India this year, a long-term power trade agreement was signed with an objective to export 10, 000 megawatt of electricity in 10 years.