IndiahasbecomeanetexporterofelectricityforthefirsttimethepowerministryhasaddedthatupcomingcrossbordertransmissionlineswithneighbouringcountriessuchasNepalBangladeshandMyanmarwillonlyincreasesalesAprilFebruarypowerexportsofaround5798millionunitswere4percenthigherthanwhatIndiaboughtfromBhutanwhichhasbeenasteadysupplierofhydroelectricitytothecountrysincetheeighties