India and Nepal signed an agreement for cooperation in renewable energy.
As per the agreement, Nepal will export 10,000 MW of power to India in the next 10 years.
India’s Energy Secretary Pankaj Agrawal and his Nepal counterpart Gopal Sigdel signed the bilateral agreement.
The power agreement was signed during the 7th meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Commission.
The Nepal Electricity Authority and National Thermal Power Corporation Limited, India also signed an MoU for cooperation in the field of renewable energy.
Jaishankar and Saud also inaugurated 3 cross-border transmission lines- 132 kV Raxaul-Parwanipur, 132 kV Kushaha-Kataiya and New Nautanwa-Mainahiya lines.
