India and Nepal signed two major agreements to boost power sector cooperation, including the development of new high-capacity cross-border transmission lines aimed at enhancing regional energy trade and grid connectivity, the Ministry of Energy said in an official release on Wednesday.

According to the release, the agreements signed between POWERGRID, a Maharatna Central Public Sector Enterprise (CPSE) of India, and the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) cover the implementation of the Inaruwa (Nepal)–New Purnea (India) 400 kV and Lamki (Dododhara) (Nepal)–Bareilly (India) 400 kV cross-border transmission systems, news agency ANI reported.