Kya hua
Ministry of Power ne 13 Sep se 31 Dec 2026 tak Nepal Electricity Authority ko roz 18 ghante bijli export approve kiya, 600 MW + 54 MW ki cap ke saath.
India ke Ministry of Power ne Nepal Electricity Authority ke liye 13 September se 31 December 2026 tak roz raat 12 baje se shaam 6 baje tak 18 ghante bijli export ko fast-track approve kar diya hai.
Approval ke tahat Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar 400 kV double-circuit line se 600 MW aur Tanakpur-Mahendranagar 132 kV line se 54 MW tak bijli ja sakti hai — Business Today ke hisaab se total 654 MW.
Yeh faisla 26 August ke flash flood ke baad liya gaya, jo Nepal-Tibet border ke paas ice-rock avalanche se aaya tha; Nepal me 1,300 se zyada logon ki jaan gayi aur 12 se zyada hydropower plants beh gaye.
Lagbhag 550 MW capacity damage hui, Nepal ka India ko export ~400 MW gir gaya aur ~900 workers abhi bhi missing hain; December me January 2027 ke liye quantum ka review hoga, jabki India ki peak demand 10 September ko 269 GW tak pahunch gayi thi.
Timeline
Flood aur power decision ka sequence.
- 26 Aug 2026 — Nepal-Tibet border ke paas ice-rock avalanche se Rasuwa-Bhotekoshi me flash flood
- 14 Sep 2026 — Ministry of Power ne 31 Dec 2026 tak 18 ghante daily export approve kiya
- Dec 2026 — January 2027 ke liye quantum ka review hoga
Kya confirmed hai
Export window, capacity caps aur supply lines Ministry of Power ne confirm kiye hain. Flood impact ke figures Nepali assessment se Business Today ne cite kiye hain.
Kyun matter karta hai
Nepal ko sardiyon me bhi din bhar stable power milegi, jabki uska ~550 MW hydropower flood me damage ho gaya hai.
Daily Life
General Public
Flood se affected Nepal ke gharon aur businesses ko December tak roz 18 ghante bijli milegi, ~550 MW local hydropower damage ke baad blackout ka pressure kam hoga.
Money
Business Executives · Policymakers
Seasonal power trade ulta ho gaya — Nepal garmiyon me export ke bajaye sardiyon me India se 654 MW import karega, January 2027 ka quota December me review hoga.
Work
Policymakers · Business Executives
India apni 260 GW se zyada peak demand ke beech export commit kar raha hai, grid management par pressure rahega par bilateral energy cooperation strong hogi.
Seedhi baat
654 MW, 18 ghante roz, Dec 31 tak — flood recovery me India ka power support.
India bhejega Nepal ko 654 MW bijli roz 18 ghante Dec 31 tak, 550 MW flood damage ke baad.
Verified sources (4)
India approves expedited export of electricity to flood-hit Nepal
↗Export of Power to Nepal Approved
↗India to supply power to flood-hit Nepal for 18 hours a day till December end
↗India to export power to Nepal till Dec 31 after devastating flash floods
↗Claims and linked sources
8 claimsIndia's Ministry of Power approved export of electricity to Nepal Electricity Authority for 18 hours a day (midnight to 6:00 pm) from 13 September 2026 to 31 December 2026.
Under the approval India can export up to 600 MW via the Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar 400 kV double-circuit line and up to 54 MW via the Tanakpur-Mahendranagar 132 kV single-circuit line; Business Today cites a combined cap of 654 MW.
The Ministry of Power said the quantum of power to be exported from January 2027 would be reviewed in December 2026.
Around 550 MW of power generation capacity is estimated to have been damaged in Nepal, and Nepal's electricity exports to India have fallen by about 400 MW since the floods.
The August 26 flash floods triggered by an ice-rock avalanche near the Nepal-Tibet border killed more than 1,300 people in Nepal and more than 12 hydropower plants were swept away with roughly 900 power-station workers missing.
The approval inverts Nepal's normal seasonal pattern — Nepal usually imports from India from October onward and exports surplus hydropower to India in summer.
India imported 3,299 million units (MUs) of power from Nepal and exported 1,451 MUs to it in fiscal year 2025-26.
The decision was taken while India's own peak power demand remained above 260 GW in September and touched 269 GW on 10 September 2026.