KATHMANDU: Minister for Energy Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat today left for Kolkata to participate in the north-east power summit to be held there tomorrow.

The government of

India and the Indian Chamber of Commerce have jointly organised the summit.

Talking to mediapersons at the Tribhuvan International Airport, Minister Mahat said Nepal would present a report there broadly covering the wider sector of power and energy. “We will share the potential and challenges of power and energy in Nepal,” he said. Mahat said the meeting would be a good platform to invite Indian investors to hydropower projects in Nepal.

He will also discuss the policies and foreign investment in hydropower in the country.