Agartala, Oct. 18 -- Tripura, one of the few electricity-surplus states in the Northeast, is exploring the possibility of exporting power to Nepal after Bangladesh, the state's power minister Ratan Lal Nath said.
Tripura eyes wider regional trade, investing Rs 935 crore to boost efficiency and develop major new renewable and gas-based power projects. "A meeting was held in New Delhi regarding the export of power to Nepal, and the Central government will take the final call," Nath said.
Tripura, which borders Bangladesh along 856 kms, already supplies over 100 MW of power to the neighbouring country. The state began exporting 100 MW from the ONGC Tripura Power Company (OTPC) plant at Palatana in Gomati district in March 2016.
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