Nepal’s plan to increase electricity exports to Bangladesh has been stalled after India declined approval for an additional 20MW, citing constraints on cross-border transmission capacity, energy offi cials said.
According to The Kathmandu Post, India’s Central Electricity Authority (CEA) withheld clearance for the proposed increase, saying the cross-border transmission corridor lacks suffi cient capacity to carry additional load.
Offi cials noted that the process has stalled pending a revised tripartite agreement and further reviews by the Nepal-India Energy Secretary-level Joint Steering Committee (JSC).
Nepal exports its surplus hydropower to India and Bangladesh during the wet monsoon season, while reverting to power imports from India during the winter.
A bilateral JSC meeting held in Dhaka on Nov 27, 2025 had agreed in principle to scale up the power trade by adding 20MW to the operational 40MW framework