India to supply Nepal with emergency electricity after floods damage hydropower network
India has approved expedited electricity exports to Nepal after severe floods damaged much of the country's hydropower infrastructure and triggered widespread power shortages. The arrangement will allow up to 654 megawatts of electricity to be transmitted for 18 hours a day until 31 December. Nepal, which had previously met almost all of its energy needs from hydropower, has been forced to rely on imports since the disaster.India's Ministry of Power said the approval would help Nepal meet urgent power requirements during what it described as a difficult period. It also said the move would further strengthen long-standing energy cooperation between... [Continue Reading]
360LiveNews | 14 Sep 2026 19:30 LONDON
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