Nepal to start exporting electricity to Bangladesh with symbolic 40MW from 15 Jun

Bangladesh is set to receive 40 megawatts of electricity
from Nepal via India for five months, starting from 15 June to November, under
a tripartite agreement signed between Bangladesh, Nepal and India on 3 October,
2024.
Though it is symbolic given the
demands that Bangladesh has now, both sides see potential to increase in the
future, officials told UNB.
Nepal's hydropower potential and
the increasing energy needs of Bangladesh provide ample opportunities to
enhance energy cooperation between the countries.
In the first ten months of the current fiscal, Nepal exported electricity worth
almost Rs21 billion (about Tk25.6 billion) to India and Bangladesh. Last year,
the number stood at above Rs13 billion.
Bangladesh and Nepal signed a
Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the Field of Power Sector
on 10 August 2018.
Under this MoU, a Joint Steering
Committee (JSC) at the energy/power secretary level and a Joint Working Group
(JWG) at the joint secretary level were established to facilitate collaboration
and advance initiatives in the power sector.
The 7th meetings of JSC and JWG on
Nepal-Bangladesh Cooperation in Power Sector were held in Dhaka on 26-27
November 2025.
A tripartite Power Sales Agreement
(PSA) to export 40 MW of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh was signed on 3
October 2024 between the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the Bangladesh
Power Development Board (BPDB), and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN) of
India.
The agreement came into fruition
with the commencement of the export of 40 MW of electricity from Nepal to
Bangladesh on 15 November 2024.
As per the Agreement, Nepal has
been exporting 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh each year from 15 June to 15
November.
Negotiations are also underway
regarding the 683 MW Sunkoshi III hydropower project on a joint venture basis.
Bangladesh highlighted its
commitment to working on long-term plans to ensure strategic partnerships and
said that increasing trade volume between the two countries would be mutually
beneficial.
















