Nasrul Hamid: A committee to be formed expanding energy business with Nepal

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said that a committee will be
formed at the ministry level to work for expanding energy business with Nepal.
He conveyed this to Nepalese Ambassador to Bangladesh Ghanshyam Bhandar when he called on the
state minister at his ministry office on Wednesday.
The state minister also informed the Nepalese envoy that all the processes have been almost completed
to import 40 MW of hydropower from Nepal while import of another 500 MW hydropower from the
Himalayan nation is visible.
Both the state minister and the Nepalese envoy discussed various issues related to mutual interest.
The ambassador congratulated Hamid for his reappointment and said that Nepal's energy cooperation
with Bangladesh will be increasing.
Emphasizing on power business, transmission lines and investment in Nepal, he said that working
together will benefit both countries. Joint venture agreements may be signed for joint investment.