Tag: Power deal

In a first, India, Nepal and Bangladesh are working on a tripartite power trade deal under which Nepal will supply up to 500 megawatts (MW) of hydropower to Bangladesh using India’s transmission line, a move that can further boost cross-border electricity trading in South Asia.Besides, there are also plans to lay a dedicated transmission line connecting Nepal and Bangladesh via India, which is at official level talks at present. Two routes have been identified for the same.Government officials said that bilateral trade in power is already happening in...