Nepali and Chinese officials discuss power trade

The northern neighbour proposes constructing a 220kV cross-border line to import electricity from Nepal during winter.

China has shown interest to purchase electricity from Nepal in winter at a meeting with Nepali officials earlier this week in Kathmandu. The Chinese side also proposed constructing a cross-border transmission line for the purpose, a senior official of the state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said.