Kathmandu, Oct 21: The country exported 1,015 megawatts of electricity on Monday, the day of Laxmi Pooja of the Tihar festival. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the total demand for power reached 1,650 megawatts on Monday evening.
The NEA stated that the highest demand for power in the evening of Laxmi Pooja was 1,602 megawatts last year. This year’s demand was 48 megawatts more compared to the last year.
Currently, Nepal is exporting its surplus energy to the Indian and Bangladeshi markets.
