Guwahati: Nepal earned approximately USD 39 million from electricity exports to India between mid-September and mid-October, as cross-border power supplies recovered following disruptions caused by flash floods in August, according to a local media report.
Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Executive Director Dirghayu Kumar Shrestha said electricity exports had rebounded during the period after the floods temporarily affected hydropower infrastructure and disrupted supplies.
The flash floods were triggered by an ice-rock avalanche in the high Himalayas near the Nepal-Tibet border on August 26. The disaster devastated settlements across northern and central Nepal, killing around 1,400 people, while more than 5,000 others remain missing. Homes, vehicles, roads, bridges and hydropower facilities were also damaged.
According to The Himalayan Times, Shrestha said Nepal exported electricity worth approximately 5.92 billion Nepalese rupees, equivalent to around USD 39 million, to India during the one-month period.
He added that nearly two-thirds of the electricity supplied to India was exported under bilateral agreements.
Nepal has also resumed electricity exports to Bangladesh through India’s transmission network. On Friday, the country restarted the supply of 40 megawatts of power to Bangladesh after the cross-border arrangement was suspended following flood damage to key hydropower facilities.
The Bhotekoshi flash floods damaged the Trishuli and Chilime hydropower plants, which had been designated to supply electricity to Bangladesh.
The resumption of supplies to both India and Bangladesh signals a recovery in Nepal’s cross-border electricity trade following the disruption, highlighting the importance of hydropower infrastructure and regional transmission links to its energy exports.