Kathmandu, March 28 -- As fears mount of a possible return of load-shedding due to reduced river flow caused by the dry weather, which in turn affects power generation in run-of-the-river projects, mainly in winter, the government has secured an additional 600 MW of electricity from India.

The government of India has approved the export of up to 600 MW to Nepal via Indian power exchange through the Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar line from 11 pm to 4am, Energy Minister Dipak Khadka told the Post. Likewise, during daytime, Nepal will be able to import the same amount of electricity from 6 am to 5 pm, according to Hitendra Dev Shakya, the new managing director of the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA).

Until now, India had restricted supply between ...