. KATHMANDU: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has expressed serious concern over the distorted information in some media and social media about the power import agreement signed for coming winter. The NRA has alleged that the news was disseminated in a planned manner and it was an attempt to spread confusion at the public level.

“The current Board of Directors and management have not taken any decision against the interest of the institution and the nation,” the NEA said in a statement.TAG_OPEN_p_19 Our serious attention has been drawn to the propaganda carried out in some media and social media. ”

According to the press release, Nepal has been compelled to export surplus electricity during the rainy season and import electricity from India for a few months during the dry season due to the predominance of river-based hydropower projects in the electricity system.TAG_OPEN_p_18 In the last fiscal year, Nepal exported 2.38 billion units of electricity and imported 1.68 billion units of electricity from India.

According to NEA, India has been purchasing electricity through the power exchange market and bilateral mechanisms.TAG_OPEN_p_17 In recent years, India has allowed Nepal to purchase electricity mainly during solar hours and peak hours from 6 am to 6 pm. Keeping this situation in mind, NEA has made it clear that the power purchase agreement has been signed in advance this year for the management of demand of dry season.

The NEA has signed an agreement with PTC India Limited to supply power at a cheaper rate after comparing the proposals received from Indian companies PTC India Limited and NTPC Vidyut Vyapar Nigam (NVVN){}.TAG_OPEN_p_16 The PTC had proposed to provide electricity at IN TAG_CLOSE_strong_9 R 6.95 per TAG_OPEN_strong_9 unit which is cheaper than other proposals, according to NEA.

A meeting of the Board of Directors of NEA on September 26 had decided to import 80 MW power from the Bihar-Nepal 132 KV line and 100 MW power from the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur transmission line.TAG_OPEN_p_15 The agreement will come into effect only after getting approval from the Electricity Regulatory Commission and the Indian regulator has given approval to the agreement.

“This agreement for winter power management is a transparent and systemic decision,” the statement said.TAG_OPEN_p_14 Attempts to distort it and disseminate it to the media are inappropriate and misleading. ”

Nepal Electricity Authority (TAG_OPEN_p_13 NEA) has urged the Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Kulman Ghising, Chairman of Board of Directors and Managing Director Manoj Silwal not to get involved in the false publicity.