Layer: Cross-Border Gateways
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- 2026-05-13
Explorer label: International gateways
Layer group: Transmission and trade layers
Feature count: 10
Nepal-side gateway points for cross-border interconnections with status and timeline context.
Summary
This layer maps Nepal-side gateway points for cross-border electricity interconnections. It gives the explorer a point-based view of the international nodes that structure import reliability, export access, and trade-route interpretation.
What It Represents
This layer maps the Nepal-side gateway points between Nepal's grid and India's grid. It is central to export strategy, import reliability, and the politics of monetizing hydropower beyond Nepal's domestic demand.
How To Read It
Use it with trade, transmission, and hydropower layers. Interconnections explain why generation capacity alone does not guarantee export revenue: the system needs cross-border capacity, domestic corridors feeding those nodes, and political clearance.
Coverage / Method
The layer covers 10 gateway features listed in Map Inventory. Points represent Nepal-side interconnection or gateway anchors with status and timeline context; they are not full line alignments or commercial-flow records.
Caveats
An interconnection marker does not imply unrestricted commercial access. Trade rules, line capacity, synchronization, scheduling, and approvals still determine what can flow.