India for the first time becomes net exporter of power: GoI
India Infoline News Service | Mumbai |
The Power Ministry on Wednesday said that India for the first time ever has become a net exporter of electricity. The Ministry also added that upcoming cross-border transmission lines with neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar will only boost sales.
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The Power Ministry on Wednesday said that India for the first time ever has become a net exporter of electricity. The Ministry also added that upcoming cross-border transmission lines with neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, Nepal and Myanmar will only boost sales.
Around 5,798 units of power exports in April-February were 4% higher than what the country bought form Bhutan. Bhutan has been a consistent supplier of hydro-electricity since the eighties.
The government said that, new transmission lines with Myanmar and Bangladesh helped the country to sell more.
India, famously known for its crippling power cuts, has for the past few years been heavily investing on generation infrastructure. In the past two years, there was seen a massive surge in the local supply of raw materials, like coal, giving a helping hand to power companies for boosting their output.
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