Electricity production escalation brings Nepal wastage fear, instead of export hope

After the 44-megawatt Super Madi Hydropower Project connected to the national grid, the total capacity of the grid has reached 2,526.9 megawatts. According to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), 376 MW of electricity has been added to the national grid in the current fiscal year alone (after mid-July 2022) as 18 new projects have started electricity production.

The authority’s Load Dispatch Centre chief Suresh Bahadur Bhattarai, also the spokesperson of the authority, says that the connection capacity is increasing as the construction of the projects is being completed rapidly. Along with this, Bhattarai says the amount of electricity that needs to be “managed” during the rainy season is also increasing.