India okays Nepal's request for electricity
New Delhi: The Centre has accepted Nepal's request for advance import approvals to offtake around 654 MW of peak electricity through power exchanges, but only in non-solar hours, people aware of the development said.Kathmandu had sought advance import approvals effective September to mitigate generation deficits caused by the recent flash floods. This advance approval for power demand from Nepal comes at a time when India is witnessing unusual domestic needs due to sultry weather, irrigation demand through a rather dry monsoon season, and less wind and hydro electricity generation amid the El Nino effect.Mail sent to the Ministry of Power remained unanswered until the publication of this report.134217956While solar hours are seeing sufficient generation to provide for the overall power demand in the country, non-solar hours have pressured coal-based and gas-based power plants. India's peak power demand has been hovering above 260 GW, which is unusually high for September. On Se...