NEA seeks 100 MW more electricity from India

Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has asked Power Trading Corporation (PTC) of India to provide at least 100 MW of electricity to Nepal at a commercial rate from December, this year.
NEA wrote to PTC requesting it to supply electricity to Nepal through the transmission lines in Naikatiya, Biratnagar, Gandak and Nawalparasi from December and Tanakpur of Kanchanpur from January about two weeks ago. PTC has not replied yet.
In the letter, NEA has also asked PTC to determine the commercial rate.
Earlier, India had refused to provide more electricity to Nepal at subsidised rate. Nepal is importing about 100 MW of electricity at subsidised rate.
NEA has predicted at least 12 hours of load shedding this winter. Last year, load shedding had exceeded 16 hours per day. nepalnews.com