India to supply Nepal electricity after floods wrecked hydropower projects
- India to provide Nepal with 654 megawatts of electricity daily to meet urgent needs after devastating glacial floods.
- India has approved the expedited export of electricity to neighbouring Nepal to help it overcome shortages caused by extensive damage to hydropower infrastructure from devastating floods last month.
- In a statement on Monday, India’s Ministry of Power said up to 654 megawatts of electricity would be transmitted for 18 hours per day until December 31.
Confirmed
- India has approved the expedited export of electricity to neighbouring Nepal to help it overcome shortages caused by extensive damage to hydropower infrastructure from devastating floods last month.
- In a statement on Monday, India’s Ministry of Power said up to 654 megawatts of electricity would be transmitted for 18 hours per day until December 31.
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- India to provide Nepal with 654 megawatts of electricity daily to meet urgent needs after devastating glacial floods.
Sources: Al Jazeera, Thehindu