Kathmandu, July 15 -- Nepal and India have agreed to increase the volume of electricity export and import through the 400kV Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur and Dhalkebar-Sitamarhi transmission lines.

The decision came during the 13th meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Steering Committee (JSC) at the Energy Secretary level held in Pokhara on Wednesday.

Following a review of the current 1,000 MW electricity import-export capacity through the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur 400 kV cross-border transmission line, and based on a study conducted by the Joint Technical Team (JTT), both sides agreed to increase the combined power transfer capacity through the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur and Dhalkebar-Sitamarhi 400 kV transmission lines from 1,000 MW to 1,400 MW for import...