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03-30-2017, 01:25 PM
India finally becomes a net exporter of electricity
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Infamous for its power outages, India can finally tell the world it has become a net exporter of electricity.
India exported 5,700 million units of electricity to neighbouring countries Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar during the financial year 2016-17, the power ministry said (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=160105) this week.
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In comparison, the nation imported 5,585 million units of electricity during the same period, more than 200 million units short of the export quantity.*
"Ever since the cross border trade of electricity started in mid-80s, India has been importing power from Bhutan and marginally exporting to Nepal in radial mode at 33 kV and 132 kV from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh," the ministry said in a press statement.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/30/india-net-exporter-electricity/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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Infamous for its power outages, India can finally tell the world it has become a net exporter of electricity.
India exported 5,700 million units of electricity to neighbouring countries Bangladesh, Nepal, and Myanmar during the financial year 2016-17, the power ministry said (http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=160105) this week.
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In comparison, the nation imported 5,585 million units of electricity during the same period, more than 200 million units short of the export quantity.*
"Ever since the cross border trade of electricity started in mid-80s, India has been importing power from Bhutan and marginally exporting to Nepal in radial mode at 33 kV and 132 kV from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh," the ministry said in a press statement.* Read more... (http://mashable.com/2017/03/30/india-net-exporter-electricity/?utm_campaign=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial&utm_cid=Mash-Prod-RSS-Feedburner-All-Partial)
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