Nepal to start exporting electricity to Bangladesh with symbolic 40MW from 15 Jun
Nepal’s hydropower potential and the increasing energy needs of Bangladesh provide ample opportunities to enhance energy cooperation between the countries.
Bangladesh is set to receive 40 megawatts of electricity from Nepal via India for five months, starting from 15 June to November, under a tripartite agreement signed between Bangladesh, Nepal and India on 3 October, 2024.
Though it is symbolic given the demands that Bangladesh has now, both sides see potential to increase in the future, officials told UNB.
Nepal's hydropower potential and the increasing energy needs of Bangladesh provide ample opportunities to enhance energy cooperation between the countries.
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In the first ten months of the current fiscal, Nepal exported electricity worth almost Rs21 billion (about Tk25.6 billion) to India and Bangladesh. Last year, the number stood at above Rs13 billion.
Bangladesh and Nepal signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in the Field of Power Sector on 10 August 2018.
Under this MoU, a Joint Steering Committee (JSC) at the energy/power secretary level and a Joint Working Group (JWG) at the joint secretary level were established to facilitate collaboration and advance initiatives in the power sector.
The 7th meetings of JSC and JWG on Nepal-Bangladesh Cooperation in Power Sector were held in Dhaka on 26-27 November 2025.
A tripartite Power Sales Agreement (PSA) to export 40 MW of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh was signed on 3 October 2024 between the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB), and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam Ltd. (NVVN) of India.
The agreement came into fruition with the commencement of the export of 40 MW of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh on 15 November 2024.
As per the Agreement, Nepal has been exporting 40 MW of electricity to Bangladesh each year from 15 June to 15 November.
Negotiations are also underway regarding the 683 MW Sunkoshi III hydropower project on a joint venture basis.
Bangladesh highlighted its commitment to working on long-term plans to ensure strategic partnerships and said that increasing trade volume between the two countries would be mutually beneficial.
