Lok Sabha Question No. 6310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-04-02
Subject: Cooperation with Neighbouring Countries in Power Sector
Ministry: POWER
Asked by: Shri Adhikari Soumendu

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF POWER

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.6310 ANSWERED ON 02.04.2026

COOPERATION WITH NEIGHBOURING COUNTRIES IN POWER SECTOR

6310. SHRI ADHIKARI SOUMENDU:

Will the Minister of POWER be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government has any plan to strengthen cooperation in power sector with neighbouring countries like Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal and other countries, if so, the details thereof; and

(b) the  details  of  such  projects  that  are  in  operation  at  present  or  proposed  for operations?

## A N S W E R

THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF POWER

(SHRI SHRIPAD NAIK)

(a) & (b) : The Government of India, Ministry of Power, and its Central Public Sector Enterprises  (CPSEs)  engage  with  neighbouring  countries  such  as  Bhutan,  Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka to strengthen cooperation in the power sector.

A list of Memoranda of Understanding and agreements executed by the Ministry of Power and its CPSEs with neighbouring entities is placed at Annexure-I.

The details of power generation and cross-border transmission links projects with neighbouring countries are placed at Annexure-II.

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## ANNEXURE-I

## ANNEXURE REFERRED IN REPLY TO PARTS (a) & (b) OF UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 6310 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.04.2026 *************

List  of  MoUs/Agreements  executed  by  the  Ministry  of  Power  and  its  CPSEs  with neighboring countries 1. Government  of  the  Republic  of  India  and  the  Government  of  Nepal  for  electric interconnections 2. The Government of the Republic of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan for cooperation in energy efficiency 3. Government of the Republic of India and Government of the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka 4. The  Government  of  the  Republic  of  India  and  the  Government  of  the  People's Republic of Bangladesh 5. The Government of the Republic of India and the Government of the Republic of the Union of Myanmar 6. NHPC Limited with the Investment Board, Government of Nepal (IBN) 7. NHPC Limited with Vidhyut Utpadan Company Limited (VUCL), Nepal 8. NHPC Limited with MIS Rastriya Prasaran Grid Company Limited(RPGCL), Nepal 9. NTPC Limited with Nepal Electricity Authority 10. NVVN and Nepal Electricity Authority 11. Tripartite  Agreement  among  NEA,  NVVN  and  Bangladesh  Power  Development Board (BPDB) 12. Power Grid Corporation of India with Nepal Electricity Authority 13. Power Grid Corporation of India with DEPP, Ministry of Electric Power, Myanmar 14. Power Grid Corporation of India with Government of Sri Lanka 15. SJVN Limited with Govt. of Nepal represented by Ministry of Water Resources 16. SJVN Limited with the Investment Board, Government of Nepal (IBN) 17. SJVN Limited with Nepal Electricity Authority Memorandum of Understanding

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ANNEXURE-II ANNEXURE  REFERRED  IN  REPLY  TO  PARTS  (a)  &  (b)  OF  UNSTARRED

## QUESTION NO. 6310 ANSWERED IN THE LOK SABHA ON 02.04.2026 *************

## Details of projects with neighbouring countries for power generation:

| Country    |   Sl. No. | Name of the project   |   I.C. (MW) |
|------------|-----------|-----------------------|-------------|
| Nepal      |         1 | Pokhra                |         1   |
| Nepal      |         2 | Trisuli               |        21   |
| Nepal      |         3 | Western Gandak        |        15   |
| Nepal      |         4 | Devighat              |        14.1 |
| Nepal      |         5 | Arun-3                |       900   |
| Nepal      |         6 | Lower Arun            |       669   |
| Bhutan     |         7 | Chukha                |       336   |
| Bhutan     |         8 | Kurichu               |        60   |
| Bhutan     |         9 | Tala                  |      1020   |
| Bhutan     |        10 | Mangdechhu            |       720   |
| Bhutan     |        11 | Punatsangchhu -II     |      1020   |
| Bhutan     |        12 | Punatsangchhu-I       |      1200   |
| Bangladesh |        13 | Maitree STPP          |      1320   |

## Details of projects with neighbouring countries for cross-border transmission links:

| Country    |   Sl. No. | Transmission Link                                                                                                                                                           |
|------------|-----------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| Nepal      |         1 | Muzaffarpur (India) - Dhalkebar (Nepal) 400 kV D/c line                                                                                                                     |
| Nepal      |         2 | Tanakpur (India) - Mahendranagar (Nepal) 132 kV S/c line                                                                                                                    |
| Nepal      |         3 | Kataiya (BSPTCL) - Kushaha (Nepal) 132 kV line (3 circuits - one ckt HTLS & two ckts ACSR Panther)                                                                          |
| Nepal      |         4 | Raxaul (BSPTCL) - Parwanipur (Nepal) line 132 kV line (2 circuits)                                                                                                          |
| Nepal      |         5 | Ramnagar (BSPTCL) - Surajpura (Nepal) 132 kV line (1 circuit)                                                                                                               |
| Nepal      |         6 | New Nautanwa (Uttar Pradesh) - Mainhiya (Nepal) 132 kV D/c line                                                                                                             |
| Nepal      |         7 | Sitamarhi (India)- Dhalkebar (Nepal) 400 kV D/c (Quad Moose) line                                                                                                           |
| Nepal      |         8 | Nanpara (India) - Kohalpur (Nepal) 132 kV D/C line                                                                                                                          |
| Nepal      |         9 | Gorakhpur -New Butwal 400 kV D/c (Quad) line                                                                                                                                |
| Nepal      |        10 | Dododhara (Nepal) - Bareilly (New) (India) 400 kV (Quad) D/c line                                                                                                           |
| Nepal      |        11 | Inaruwa (Nepal) - Purnea (New) (India) 400 kV D/c (Quad) line                                                                                                               |
| Nepal      |        12 | Chameliya (Nepal) - Jauljivi (India) 220 kV D/c (Twin Moose) link                                                                                                           |
| Nepal      |        14 | Motihari (India) - Nijgad/Harnaiya (Nepal) 400 kV D/c (Quad Moose) line                                                                                                     |
| Nepal      |        14 | Lucknow (India) - Kohalpur (Nepal) 400 kV D/c (Quad Moose) line                                                                                                             |
| Nepal      |        15 | Reconductoring of Muzaffarpur (India) _ Dhalkebar (Nepal) 400kV D/c line with HTLS Conductor equivalent to Quad Moose                                                       |
| Bhutan     |        16 | Tala HEP (Bhutan) - Siliguri (ISTS) 400 kV (3 circuits Twin Moose)                                                                                                          |
| Bhutan     |        17 | Malbase (Bhutan) - Siliguri (ISTS) 400 kV (1 circuit Twin Moose)                                                                                                            |
| Bhutan     |        18 | Chukha HEP (Bhutan) - Birpara (ISTS) 220 kV D/c line                                                                                                                        |
| Bhutan     |        19 | Malbase (Bhutan) - Birpara (ISTS) 220 kV S/c line                                                                                                                           |
| Bhutan     |        20 | Gelephu (Bhutan) - Salakati (ISTS) 132 kV S/c line                                                                                                                          |
| Bhutan     |        21 | Motonga (Bhutan) - Rangia (AEGCL, Assam) 132 kV S/c line                                                                                                                    |
| Bhutan     |        22 | Punatsangchu - I HEP (Bhutan) - Alipurduar (ISTS) 400 kV line                                                                                                               |
| Bhutan     |        23 | Punatsangchu - II HEP (Bhutan) - Alipurduar (ISTS) 400 kV line                                                                                                              |
| Bhutan     |        24 | Jigmeling (Bhutan) - Alipurduar (ISTS) 400 kV D/c (Quad) line                                                                                                               |
| Bangladesh |        25 | Baharampur (India) - Bheramara (Bangladesh) 400 kV 2x D/c line (along with 2x500 MW HVDC Back-to-Back terminal at Bheramara)                                                |
| Bangladesh |        26 | Surajmaninagar (TPTL, Tripura) - Comilla (Bangladesh) 400kV D/c radial interconnection (operated at 132kV)                                                                  |
| Bangladesh |        27 | Katihar (India) - Parbotipur (Bangladesh) - Bornagar (India) 765 kV D/c line                                                                                                |
| Myanmar    |        28 | Tamu (Myanmar) - Moreh (Manipur, India)                                                                                                                                     |
| Myanmar    |        29 | Imphal (India) - Tamu (Myanmar) 400 kV D/c line with 500 MW HVDC back-to-back terminal at Tamu (in 1 st phase), along with Tamu (Myanmar) - Kaley (Myanmar) 230 kV D/c line |
| Sri Lanka  |        30 | New Madurai (India) and Mannar (Sri Lanka) 1000 MW VSC HVDC Bipole line                                                                                                     |

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