NHPC, PTC Ink MoU for the Sale of Power Generated from Nepal Hydropower Projects

30 August 2022

National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Limited (NHPC) and the PTC India Limited (formerly Power Trading Corporation of India Limited) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the sale of power to be generated from Nepal’s West Seti and Seti River-6 Projects in Nepal. The signing took place in Faridabad, India, on 30 August 2022, reports India’s Press Information Bureau.

According to the MoU, PTC shall purchase the Contracted Capacity from NHPC from date of commercial operation of the projects for onward sale to state utilities, distribution companies, and bulk consumers on long term basis in India and neighboring countries. PTC India will also aim to sell any untied capacity on medium/short term basis or on power exchanges.

Read the press release.

 

The sixth and final unit of the Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Project was successfully synchronized with Bhutan’s national grid on...

Read More


Mr. Vikram Misri, Foreign Secretary of the Government of India, visited Nepal on 17-18 August 2025 to strengthen...

Read More


The Government of India approved the purchase of an additional 200 MW of electricity from Nepal, effective 11...

Read More


The India-Bhutan energy partnership reached a major milestone with the operationalization of the fifth unit of the 1,020...

Read More


The Government of Bangladesh has launched a fully automated trade clearance system, making the submission and issuance of...

Read More


Assam and Bhutan have pledged to strengthen their bilateral tourism ties by collaborating on smoother and more accessible...

Read More


The new Gelephu Integrated Check Post (ICP) in Bhutan, which will play a key role in the Gelephu...

Read More