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NEA Importing Additional Electricity from India to End Power Cut

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NEA Importing Additional Electricity from India to End Power Cut
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December 25: Nepal Electricity Authority is importing additional electricity from India in a bid to support its campaign against power cut. On December 22, a complementary PPA on importing additional 80MW electricity in two phases was signed by Kulman Ghising, Executive Director of NEA and Arun Kumar Garg, Executive Director of NodAl Agency NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN). According to the agreement, 40 MW electricity will be imported from January 1 and if needed, another 40MW from January 31 to June 1.

The electricity is being imported from Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar transmission line under Nepal-India cross border transmission line. Presently, Nepal is importing 80MW electricity from the same transmission line. The additional electricity will cost Nepal the prevailing rate i.e. Rs 5.75 per unit.  The additional electricity will be transmitted to Nepal from the newly installed 100 AVA transformer installed by Power Grid Corporation India as the earlier 100 AVA transformer at Muzaffarpur substation became deficient for the additional power import.

The 40 MW electricity imported at the first phase will be connected to Hetauda Substation. As the transmission line toward Kathmandu cannot hold the additional electricity, the power will be distributed to the eastern part of the Hetauda. "Doing this, the power generated from western region and other projects nearer to the capital shall not be send to that area equalling the electricity imported from India to Kathmandu," said Prabal Adhikari, Spokesperson of NEA. 

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