Nepal-India Power Exchange: A Critical Review

Abstract

Nepal-India power exchange has long been taking place. The effectiveness of the exchange scenario, however, is not very encouraging. The main reason for this is the lack of physical infrastructures and sound power transaction modalities. In this article, Nepal-India power exchange is critically reviewed with regards to the physical infrastructures and in the Nepalese perspectives.Key words: Power exchange; Power pool; Transmission lines; Grids; AC; HVDC; Load shedding; SynchronizationDOI: 10.3126/hn.v5i0.2479Hydro Nepal Vol. 5, July 2009 Page:18-20