Impact of Hydropower Construction Delay in Energy Banking Opportunities between Nepal and India

Abstract

Nepal has been a power surplus country since 2021 during wet season and energy deficiency in the dry season is increasing year by year as most of the hydropower are of RoR type and they generate full capacity in wet season and produce almost one third of energy in the dry months compared to wet months as the water flow in the river decreases. The surplus energy in the wet season can be exported to India and it could be imported back to Nepal in dry months when we are energy deficient using the concept of energy banking. In this work, the energy demand scenario of Nepal in the present and future, energy generation scenario of Nepal in the present and future, energy demand scenario of India in the present are studied and Energy Banking mechanism are discussed between India and Nepal from Nepal’s perspective. The required data are collected from NEA, WECS, CEA and DOED publications and various reports. The impacts of construction delay of projects on opportunities of Energy Banking between Nepal and India are discussed.