India will supply an additional 80 MW of power to Nepal from January 1, which will increase the total total transmission of electricity to the neighbouring nation to 400 MW. Power Ministry said in a statement that Nepal Energy Minister Janardan Sharma held discussions with Power Minister Piyush Goyal in this connection during his recent visit to India.<br/><br/>Besides reviewing cooperation and expanding ties between the two countries in the power and energy sector, Mr Sharma had asked for an additional supply of 80 MW to alleviate power shortage in Nepal due to seasonal reduction in supply from domestic hydro projects in winter months. <br/><br/>In a swift response, within 20 days the Power Grid Corp installed an additional 220/132kV, 100MVA transformer at Muzaffarpur substation in India.<br/><br/>This transformer will facilitate additional power supply up to 80 MW to Nepal through the Muzaffarpur-Dhalkebar (Nepal) transmission line. With this augmentation, a total of 160 MW can now be supplied to Nepal through this transmission line.<br/>