据印度报业托拉斯报道，尼泊尔已决定向寻求进入跨境电力贸易的私营企业颁发意向书。不过，这些公司在开始贸易之前，必须等待该国《电力法》的修改并获得牌照。
Nepal has decided to issue letters of intent to private companies seeking to enter cross-border electricity trading, according to a report by news agency Press Trust of India. However, the companies will have to wait for amendments to the country's Electricity Act and obtain licences before they can begin trading.
据《加德满都邮报》周六报道，能源、水资源和灌溉部于周五作出了这一决定。包括尼泊尔电力交易公司、NIFRA贸易与能源交易公司、绿色能源电力交易公司和跨亚洲电力交易公司在内的12家公司已申请意向书。
The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation took the decision on Friday. Twelve companies, including Nepal Power Exchange, NIFRA Trading and Energy Exchange, Green Energy Power Trading and Trans Asia Power Trading, have applied for letters of intent, The Kathmandu Post reported on Saturday.
这些意向书将允许公司研究潜在市场、确定合作伙伴并为电力贸易做准备。意向书不允许它们签订购电协议、预订输电容量或使用输电线路的开放准入。
The letters will allow the companies to study potential markets, identify partners and prepare for electricity trading. They will not allow them to enter into power purchase agreements, book transmission capacity or use open access for electricity transmission.
尼泊尔电力局目前是该国与印度进行跨境电力贸易的指定机构。尼泊尔还通过印度的输电网络向孟加拉国出口水力发电。
The Nepal Electricity Authority is currently the country's designated agency for cross-border electricity trade with India. Nepal also exports hydropower to Bangladesh through India's transmission network.
据印度报业托拉斯报道，能源部已开始修订1992年《电力法》的程序，以为向私营电力贸易商颁发牌照建立法律框架。拟议的修正案已送交法律部审批，随后将需要内阁的批准。
The Energy Ministry has begun the process of amending the Electricity Act, 1992, to establish a legal framework for licensing private electricity traders. The proposed amendment has been sent to the Ministry of Law for approval and will then require the Cabinet's endorsement, PTI reported.
据援引能源部联合秘书苏尼尔·保德尔的话称，私营企业只有在法律修订后才能获得电力贸易牌照。意向书的有效期最长为两年，在此期间，公司必须向能源部提交季度进展报告。
Private companies can obtain electricity trading licences only after the law is amended, Energy Ministry Joint Secretary Sunil Paudel was quoted as saying. The letters of intent will remain valid for up to two years, during which the companies must submit quarterly progress reports to the ministry.
据报道，即使在尼泊尔获得牌照后，这些公司若要通过电力交易所以向印度或其他国家出口电力，仍需获得印度跨境电力贸易准则的批准。因此，意向书将允许它们为跨境贸易做准备，而实际贸易则取决于法律修改和监管审批。
Even after obtaining a licence in Nepal, the companies will need approval under India's cross-border electricity trade guidelines to export power to India or other countries through power exchanges, according to the report. The letters of intent will therefore allow them to prepare for cross-border trade, while actual trading will depend on legal amendments and regulatory approvals.