Nepal’s electricity exports are restarting after August flash floods disrupted generation and supply routes to India and other neighbours. Reporting focused on how quickly trade volumes and revenue recover, and on what infrastructure changes were made to keep exports flowing.
The Hindu says Nepal exports electricity worth about $39 million to India a month after the floods, noting that the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) says exports recovered after a brief disruption. Free Press Journal reports that Nepal earned NPR 5.93 billion from electricity exports to India in the third month of fiscal year 2026-27, with revenue rising versus the same month a year earlier despite flood damage to hydropower projects. It also describes limited or suspended exports to Bangladesh due to damaged plants.
The Kathmandu Post adds operational detail, saying Nepal resumes power exports to Bangladesh by using 40MW supply through India’s transmission network, with hydropower units (Solu Khola and Kabeli B1) replacing flood-damaged plants (Trishuli and Chilime). Across outlets, the common thread is flood-related damage followed by partial recovery through alternative generation and routing.
