Nepal starts exporting additional 144 MW of electricity to India

[ad_1] Nepal It has started exporting additional 144 MW of electricity produced by Kaligandaki Hydroelectric Plant to India through its electricity exchange market. Buoyed by incessant rains this year, the Himalayan nation is exporting surplus power to India through its power exchange market for the second year in a row, according to state-owned power utility body, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA). According to Pradeep Thike, deputy head of Nepal Electricity Authority, the average rate for selling electricity was around Rs 7. NEA started exporting surplus power generated from its Kaligandaki Hydroelectric…