Dhaka, June 14 -- Nepal's plan to increase electricity exports to Bangladesh has been stalled after India declined approval for an additional 20MW, citing constraints on cross-border transmission capacity, energy officials said.

Bdnews24.com, citing The Kathmandu Post reports, India's Central Electricity Authority (CEA) withheld clearance for the proposed increase, saying the cross-border transmission corridor lacks sufficient capacity to carry additional load.

Officials noted that the process has stalled pending a revised tripartite agreement and further reviews by the Nepal-India Energy Secretary-level Joint Steering Committee (JSC).

Nepal exports its surplus hydropower to India and Bangladesh during the wet monsoon season, while rev...