Dhaka, June 15 -- Bangladesh has resumed importing electricity from Nepal through India's grid line, following a multilateral agreement that also involves India.
Zahurul Islam, a member (generation) of the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), confirmed that the electricity supply from Nepal began on Sunday.
"We have started receiving 38MW of electricity from Nepal. According to the agreement, Nepal will supply electricity to Bangladesh for six months, until the 15th of November," he said.
Last year, on Jun 11, the Awami League government approved a proposal to directly import electricity from Nepal.
At the time, the cost, including Indian transmission charges, was set at 6.4 cents per unit, roughly Tk 7.50, which is lower than B...
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