Mr. Harry Dhaul Director General, IPPAI at RPR 2012, 23-26 August, Goa, India

1. The Regulators & Policymakers Retreat 2012
Transnational Trade of Electricity
The Grand Hyatt, Goa
Harry Dhaul 23-26 August 2012
Director General, IPPAI

2. Nepal: An Overview
 Nepal faces an electricity shortage of 900MW.
Source: Reuters, 02 April 2012
 Nepal has up to 20 hours of power cuts per day during the
dry season, which is when most snow-fed rivers run at their Lowest
Source: BBC News, 12 August 2012
 Only 1% or 2% of that potential is being tapped and fulfilling only
about one percent of the country's energy needs
Source: Kabarsouthasia, 13 January 2012
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

3. India’s initiative: Indo – Nepal Connectivity
 Nepal is connected to India by one 132 kV line, eleven 33 kV lines and one 11
kV line. Most of them have limited transfer capacity.
Source: Worldbank, 2008
 According to a July 2012 report, a 400 kV trans-border transmission line from
Dhalkebar to Bhittamore will be completed by 2014. The transmission line will
be used for importing and exporting up to 1,200 MW of electricity.
 The 140 km transmission line is estimated to cost Rs 4.5 billion.
Source: Cignepal, 09 July 2012
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

4. Power Exchange: Indo-Nepal
 Nepal and India have signed an agreement to strengthen the bilateral
power exchange agreement at a Power Exchange Committee (PEC)
meeting held in New Delhi on December 2011. This would help Nepal
to import 150 MW for 25 years from the Dhalkebar-Muzaffarpur 440
KV cross border transmission line.
Source: Nepal News, 16 December 2011
 Nepal has imported additional 40 MW of electricity from India by
upgrading the infrastructure in both countries. Nepal has been
importing about 130 MW electricity from India during the dry season.
After adding 40 MW, the total electricity imported has gone up to 170
MW
Source: Cignepal, 06 May 2012
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

5. Bhutan: An Overview
Bhutan usually faces power shortage during winter season. According to report in
2010, the country was expected to face power shortage of 20 MW by end of 2010
and early 2011.
Source: Bhutan Observer, February 2010
Power Shortfall in winter season due to shortage of water flow
Source: Economic Times, 21 May 2012
Bhutan import of power from India during lean season between October 2011 to
March 2012 has been calculated as worth Nu 30 Million (Eqv. INR 30 lakh)
Source: Economic Times, 21 May 2012
According to 2010 report, Bhutan total winter generation is about 288 MW where
expected demand is around 308 MW
Source: Kuenselonline,5 November 2010
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

6. Indo-Bhutan: Power Exchange
 Bhutan’s export of power to India was estimated to be 6500 million units in
2010-11 and 5,586 million units in 2011-12.
 Bhutan is likely to cut power exports to India in coming years even as it
plans to import electricity during winter. India would be able import 5,480
million units in 2012-2013.
Source: Indianexpress, 06 April
2012
 According to DoE, Bhutan HEP Generation will be around 11,488 MW by
2020 and peak demand is expected to be around 1,500 MW. The remaining
will be exported to India.
Source: Geni.org / Bhutantoday.bt, May 2012
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

7. Bangladesh: An Overview
 As of March 2012 report, The country faces a daily shortfall of up to 1,500
MW of electricity against the demand of more than 6,000 MW.
Source: Reuters,06 March 2012
 Bangladesh's urban areas, especially the industrial zones, face almost 10-
12 hours load shedding everyday while the situation in rural areas is even
worse. Source: Weeklyblitz, 30 March 2012
 The Bangladesh Government introduce quick rental Power plants ( QRPP)
to resolve the existing power shortage. But as of August 2011, “Quick
Rental” basis had failed gradually, thus cause a huge financial loss.
Source:weeklyblitz.net,30March 2012
 According to official report in March 2012, the country expected to
increase its installed capacity up to 21,000 MW by 2012.
Source: Reuters, 06 March 2012
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

8. India’s initiative:
Bangladesh's Power Development Board and India's NTPC had signed a
deal to build a coal-fired plant which will produce 1300 megawatts of
electricity.
Source: BBC News ,29 January 2012
 Bangladesh- India Cooperation formally initiated in November 2009
A draft MOU was formally signed on 11 January 2010
-Exchange of power
-Grid connectivity between the two countries
Connectivity
Baharampur (India)-Bheramara (Bangladesh) 400 kV D/C line (Indian
portion)-85km
Loop-in and loop-out of Farakka -Jeerat 400 kV S/C line at Baharampur
(India)-3km
Establishment of 400 kV switching-station at Baharampur (India)
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

9. Pakistan: Overview
 Power cuts in Pakistan shaved 3-4 % off gross domestic product in
the financial year 2010-11, with industry bearing the brunt
- The Planning Commission of Pakistan
 Electricity demand in Pakistan is projected to grow by 1,500 MW
every year
Source: The Express Tribune, 8 August 2012
 Installed Capacity: 18,167 MW
 Availability of Capacity: upto 14,021 MW
 Demand: 19,000 MW+
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

10. The Rationale for transnational trade of electricity
Balancing the Mismatch between energy resources available and energy
demand
 Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar
 rich hydro potential
 environment friendly power
 low cost of power in the long run
 India, Pakistan, Bangladesh
 severely power deficit
 high cost of power
 Coal fired, polluting power
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

11. India as an electricity hub for South Asia
Electricity from
Bhutan and Nepal
can be injected into
the Indian Grid and
Similarly Power From
India may be Traded
to Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Sri
Lanka and may act
as Hub of Power
Exchange for SEA
Region
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI

12. Thank You
Harry Dhaul - Director General, IPPAI