Parliament Question: Cooperation with Neighbouring Countries in Power Sector

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. ***************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 *****************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) 1 Pokhra 1 2 Trisuli 21 3 Western Gandak 15 Nepal 4 Devighat 14.1 5 Arun-3 900 6 Lower Arun 669 7 Chukha 336 8 Kurichu 60 9 Tala 1020 Bhutan 10 Mangdechhu 720 11 Punatsangchhu -II 1020 12 Punatsangchhu-I 1200 Bangladesh 13 Maitree STPP 1320Details of projects with neighbouring countries for cross-border transmission links: Country Sl. Transmission Link No. 1 Muzaffarpur (India) – Dhalkebar (Nepal) 400 kV D/c line 2 Tanakpur (India) – Mahendranagar (Nepal) 132 kV S/c line Kataiya (BSPTCL) – Kushaha (Nepal) 132 kV line (3 circuits – one ckt 3 HTLS & two ckts ACSR Panther) 4 Raxaul (BSPTCL) – Parwanipur (Nepal) line 132 kV line (2 circuits) 5 Ramnagar (BSPTCL) – Surajpura (Nepal) 132 kV line (1 circuit) 6 New Nautanwa (Uttar Pradesh) – Mainhiya (Nepal) 132 kV D/c line 7 Sitamarhi (India)- Dhalkebar (Nepal) 400 kV D/c (Quad Moose) line Nepal 8 Nanpara (India) – Kohalpur (Nepal) 132 kV D/C line 9 Gorakhpur -New Butwal 400 kV D/c (Quad) line 10 Dododhara (Nepal) - Bareilly (New) (India) 400 kV (Quad) D/c line 11 Inaruwa (Nepal) - Purnea (New) (India) 400 kV D/c (Quad) line 12 Chameliya (Nepal) – Jauljivi (India) 220 kV D/c (Twin Moose) link 14 Motihari (India) – Nijgad/Harnaiya (Nepal) 400 kV D/c (Quad Moose) line 14 Lucknow (India) – Kohalpur (Nepal) 400 kV D/c (Quad Moose) line 15 Reconductoring of Muzaffarpur (India) _ Dhalkebar (Nepal) 400kV D/c line with HTLS Conductor equivalent to Quad Moose 16 Tala HEP (Bhutan) – Siliguri (ISTS) 400 kV (3 circuits Twin Moose) 17 Malbase (Bhutan) – Siliguri (ISTS) 400 kV (1 circuit Twin Moose) 18 Chukha HEP (Bhutan) – Birpara (ISTS) 220 kV D/c line 19 Malbase (Bhutan) – Birpara (ISTS) 220 kV S/c line Bhutan 20 Gelephu (Bhutan) – Salakati (ISTS) 132 kV S/c line 21 Motonga (Bhutan) – Rangia (AEGCL, Assam) 132 kV S/c line 22 Punatsangchu – I HEP (Bhutan) – Alipurduar (ISTS) 400 kV line 23 Punatsangchu – II HEP (Bhutan) – Alipurduar (ISTS) 400 kV line 24 Jigmeling (Bhutan) – Alipurduar (ISTS) 400 kV D/c (Quad) line 25 Baharampur (India) – Bheramara (Bangladesh) 400 kV 2x D/c line (along with 2x500 MW HVDC Back-to-Back terminal at Bheramara) 26 Surajmaninagar (TPTL, Tripura) – Comilla (Bangladesh) 400kV D/c Bangladesh radial interconnection (operated at 132kV) 27 Katihar (India) - Parbotipur (Bangladesh) - Bornagar (India) 765 kV D/c line 28 Tamu (Myanmar) – Moreh (Manipur, India) 29 Imphal (India) – Tamu (Myanmar) 400 kV D/c line with 500 MW HVDC Myanmar back-to-back terminal at Tamu (in 1st phase), along with Tamu (Myanmar) – Kaley (Myanmar) 230 kV D/c line 30 New Madurai (India) and Mannar (Sri Lanka) 1000 MW VSC HVDC Sri Lanka Bipole line ******************