NEA earns Rs 5.92 billion from electricity exports to India in one month

Kathmandu, October 25, 2026 — The Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) earned more than Rs 5.92 billion from electricity exports to India between mid-September and mid-October, despite disruptions to hydropower production caused by the August 26 flood disaster.

The disaster briefly interrupted power exports, but electricity supplies to India increased significantly during the following month, according to NEA Executive Director Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha. He said the value of electricity transactions rose between mid-September and mid-October despite the earlier disruptions.

The NEA supplied more than 630 million units of electricity to India during the period, generating revenue of Rs 5.92 billion. Nearly two-thirds of the total cross-border electricity supply was delivered under bilateral agreements.

Meanwhile, Nepal resumed exporting 40 megawatts of electricity to Bangladesh through India's transmission grid last Friday.

Electricity exports to Bangladesh had been suspended following the August 26 Bhotekoshi flood. The disaster damaged the Trishuli and Chilime hydropower plants, which had been authorized to supply electricity to Bangladesh.