To conduit the excess power from new hydro projects in West Nepal to India, now both the neighboring countries have agreed to significantly boost up trans-border power transmission line.
While India has high power demand, Nepal has high hydro power potential. From the projects, the planned immediate capacity augmentation is for at least 1,000 MW. In addition to the long planned Butwal in West Nepal to Gorakhpur in India line, there are simultaneous plans to construct three other cross-border