Nepal to import 300 MW of electricity to energy-starved Nepal in the next one-and- a-half year as the two sides decided to expedite construction of cross-border transmission lines and boost bilateral cooperation including in power trade.A joint standing committee meeting of energy secretaries of Nepal and India here on Friday agreed on the import of 80 MW electricity through the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur cross-border transmission line within the next three weeks.The major trade points proposed for electricity transmission between the two countries are Attariya, Lamki, Kohalpur, Butwal, Dhalkebar and Duhabi. The meeting agreed to discuss the proposed trade points. Every transmission line will be of 400 KV capacity. The committees from both countries will conduct a study on it.
