Nepal will create history in electricity export: PM Prachanda

Sankhuwasabha / June 4: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” has said that the government is firmly heading for the development of the energy sector and it will create history.

Addressing the ceremony held on the occasion of the breakthrough of the Arun-3 Hydropower Project on Tuesday, PM Prachanda said the government in the 2024/25 budget made sufficient effort to attract private investment in the energy sector.

He informed that Nepal will have an additional 900 MW of electricity in the national transmission line which will amount to 4500 MW and pursue exporting electricity to Bangladesh.

The PM said, “The government is committed to effectively implementing the programme of hydropower project, transmission line for the development of energy sector included in the budget”.

PM Prachanda specifically appealed to the political parties, civil society, and the local community to help mediate the land acquisition process and construction of the transmission line of the Arun-3 Project.

PM Prachanda said, “The government is serious about addressing the concerns of the local community and stakeholders’ issues”.