Maoist Centre Chair Prachanda terms 'tripartite power trade deal' a milestone for country

Kathmandu, Feb 14: Chairperson of the CPN (Maoist Centre), Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda', has said the tripartite power trade deal signed by Nepal with India and Bangladesh has become a milestone.

Chair Prachanda expressed such view during the meeting with office-bearers of Independent Power Producers' Association Nepal (IPPAN) today.

The CPN (Maoist Centre)-led government had signed tripartite power trade agreement with Indian Prime Minister in course of India visit during his premiership. 

He shared, "I put in lot of effort to sign power trade deal with India and Bangladesh. It is the milestone for country's prosperity. We can fulfill the dream of prosperity by selling power to countries including India, China and Bangladesh." 

Stating that there was no alternative to moving ahead by implementing the agreement of exporting power to Bangladesh via India, selling 10,000 megawatts electricity to India in 10 years and also exporting electricity to China, Chair Prachanda mentioned that it was necessary to pay attention in power production for the same. (RSS)