This information may change. Always check the official source.Last verified: August 2026 by Ondřej Kadlec
Sockets and voltage in Nepal
- Type CCEE 7/16 (Europlug)No earth
- Type DBS 546, 5 AEarthed
- Type MBS 546, 15 AEarthed
- Voltage
- 230 V
- Frequency
- 50 Hz
- Earthed sockets
- Type D, Type M
Type C, D and M sockets are all common, and supply outside Kathmandu can be unreliable.
What you need, by where you are coming from
- Arriving from the United States or CanadaA plug adapter, and appliances marked 100-240 V. Anything single-voltage needs a converter.
- Arriving from the UK or IrelandPlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
- Arriving from most of continental EuropePlugs go straight in and the voltage matches. Nothing to pack.
- Arriving from Australia or New ZealandA plug adapter is enough - the voltage is the same as at home.
Socket types, voltage and frequency are the nominal domestic supply as published in IEC/TR 60083 and the national standards it lists.
Nepali sockets are Type , and at 230 V, and the supply is the bigger problem than the shape.
Sockets in Nepal are Type , and at 230 V, 50 Hz - round-pin outlets in the Indian pattern, in two sizes, plus two-pin holes for Europlugs.
- A Europlug fits the small holes of a Type socket. It is common, it is loose, and it is the reason so many Nepali sockets are scorched.
- Indian plugs work here. British, American and Australian ones need an adapter.
- Trekking lodges charge by the hour from solar and micro-hydro, and a power bank is worth more than any adapter above Namche.
- 230 V, so American 120 V-only appliances need a converter.
- Voltage swings are real in Kathmandu, which is why locals run computers through stabilisers.
Sources (1)
What this guide was checked against. Rules and prices change — follow the official link before you rely on a detail.
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