Kathmandu, June 14 -- Nepal will export only 40 megawatts (MW) of electricity to Bangladesh from June 15, as India has not granted approval for an additional 20 MW export, energy officials said.

Officials said the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) of India has withheld approval due to transmission line capacity constraints. They added that further procedures, including a revised or new tripartite agreement and a decision from the Nepal-India Energy Secretary-level Joint Steering Committee (JSC), are still required.

Nepal has been exporting surplus electricity to India and Bangladesh during the monsoon season. In winter, however, it imports electricity from India.

A JSC meeting held in Dhaka on November 27, 2025, had agreed in princip...