India and Nepal sign agreements for two 400 kV cross-border transmission lines
POWERGRID and the Nepal Electricity Authority signed agreements in New Delhi on 29 October 2025 to build the Inaruwa-New Purnea and Lamki (Dododhara)-Bareilly 400 kV cross-border transmission systems.
Summary
POWERGRID and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) signed Joint Venture and Shareholders' Agreements in New Delhi on 29 October 2025 to set up two joint venture entities, one in India and one in Nepal, to develop two 400 kV double-circuit cross-border transmission links: Inaruwa (Nepal)-New Purnea (India) and Lamki (Dododhara) (Nepal)-Bareilly (India). The agreements came as Nepal's Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Kulman Ghising, met Union Power Minister Manohar Lal. The ministers reviewed hydropower development in Nepal and regional grid connectivity for cross-border electricity trade.
Key facts
- Date/place
- 29 Oct 2025, New Delhi
- Signatories
- POWERGRID and Nepal Electricity Authority
- Agreements
- JV & Shareholders' Agreements for two JV entities (India and Nepal)
- Line 1
- Inaruwa (Nepal)-New Purnea (India), 400 kV
- Line 2
- Lamki (Dododhara) (Nepal)-Bareilly (India), 400 kV
- Ministers
- Kulman Ghising (Nepal) and Manohar Lal (India)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under the POWERGRID-NEA agreement of 29 October 2025, Inaruwa in Nepal will be linked by a 400 kV line to which Indian location?
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Correct answer: A — New Purnea
One of the two systems is the Inaruwa (Nepal)-New Purnea (India) 400 kV cross-border transmission link.
Which pair forms the second 400 kV India-Nepal cross-border transmission system agreed on 29 October 2025?
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Correct answer: D — Lamki (Dododhara)-Bareilly
The second system is the Lamki (Dododhara) (Nepal)-Bareilly (India) 400 kV cross-border transmission system.