Tag: Electricity

Electricity exchange – another factor binding Nepal, India relations
Asia

Electricity exchange – another factor binding Nepal, India relations

In 1971, Nepal and India signed the “Power Exchange Agreement” according to which, both countries have been importing and exporting electricity on need basis.Recently, Nepal also signed the Power Trade Agreement with India according to which, it is importing electricity from 220 KVA Dhalkebar-Mujarrafpur transmission line from India’s NVVN (NTPC Vidhyut Vyapar Nigam).Nepal and India have also been exchanging electricity from various transmission lines, which range over one dozen.Nepal mainly has been exporting surplus electricity to India during the monsoon season when the production soars and consumption decreases during the night. Surplus electricity is being transported to Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand.India has been paying 6 rupees 18 paise in Nepali currency to Nepal when it im
Pakistan struggles with China, CPEC
Opinion

Pakistan struggles with China, CPEC

Since 2018, Pakistan has been well aware that the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) is going to wreck its finances and societal structures. And now, even after two years, the Imran Khan led government is saying all is well. Two years back, a 15-year master plan of CPEC revealed that Pakistan will be fully subjugated by China under the current terms and conditions of the project.The plan spells out in detail what Chinese intentions and priorities are in Pakistan for the next 15 years. It may be recalled that China has decided to invest $62 billion for the CPEC project.  Under the plan, thousands of acres of agricultural land will be leased out to Chinese enterprises in Pakistan to set up “demonstration projects” in areas ranging from seed varieties to irrigation technology. A system o