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Nepal has started exporting the total approved 364 MW of electricity to India through its power exchange market. Buoyed by continuous rainfall this year, the Himalayan nation is exporting surplus electricity to India through its power exchange market for the second consecutive year, according to the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), the state-owned power utility body.

The NEA started selling electricity generated by Trishuli and Devighat on June 2, with the country's power plants producing surplus energy due to rising water levels in the rivers where hydropower plants are located.

Nepal has started exporting an additional 144 MW of electricity generated by its Kaligandaki hydropower plant to India through its power exchange market.

Buoyed by continuous rainfall this year, Nepal is exporting surplus electricity to India through its power exchange market for the second consecutive year, the state-owned power utility body said on Friday.

Nepal has started exporting 39 MW of electricity to India from midnight of Thursday due to the continuous rainfall in recent months, state-owned Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) said on Thursday.

Nepals Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation also made a similar announcement at a press conference here on Wednesday, saying India has given permission to sell the electricity, , nepal, electricity export, india

Power generated from Kali Gandaki, Marsyangdi, Middle Marsyangdi and Likhu 4 will be supplied to India after July when Nepal will have a power surplus as the rainy season comes, the senior NEA official said.