Nepal is holding discussions with India on supplying aviation fuel through the cross-border petroleum pipeline to Nepal. Officials from the two countries are set to hold meeting next week in New Delhi, said sources at the ministry of commerce and industry.
Nepal government through a cabinet decision approved the participation of a Nepali delegation led by Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Shivaram Pokhrel to take part in the fifth meeting of the Nepal-India Joint Working Group on Oil and Gas Cooperation, Minister for Communication and Information Technology Jagadish Kharel told media on Tuesday. The meeting is scheduled to take place in New Delhi, India, on December 8.
Government owned Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) currently imports petrol and diesel from Indian Oil Corporation through pipeline. The NOC has been transporting diesel via the Motihari-Amlekhgunj petroleum pipeline since 2017 and it has expanded its use to include petrol since March 2025.
