8th July 2026
EP
Bangladesh is reviewing a proposal to jointly develop a 683-megawatt (MW) hydropower plant with Nepal as part of efforts to increase clean energy imports from the Himalayan nation, Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood told Parliament recently.
Replying to a starred question from ruling party lawmaker Fahima Nasrin (Reserved Women’s Seat-29), the minister said the proposed project is currently under consideration.
“In a bid to import more hydropower from Nepal, the issue of jointly constructing a 683MW hydropower plant is under review,” he said.
The minister noted that Bangladesh is already importing 40MW of hydropower from Nepal under the existing energy cooperation framework between the two countries.
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