Tag: Bhutan
Adani, Druk Green Partner on 570 MW Hydropower Project in Bhutan
India-based Adani Power Ltd (BOM:533096) and Bhutan’s state-owned generation utility Druk Green Power Corp Ltd (DGPC) will partner on a 570-MW peaking run-of-river hydroelectric...
Electric Ties: Nepal-Bangladesh Show the Power of Regional Cooperation
Not many people paid attention when, on a humid June morning, 40MW of electricity began making its way from the rivers in central Nepal...
CA Yunus Urges Economic Integration, Hydropower Partnership with Nepal
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called for an integrated economic strategy among Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Seven North Eastern States of India,...
Government Set to Finalize Financing Plan for 10,800 MW Karnali-Chisapani Project
KATHMANDU, May 6: The government is moving forward with plans to construct the 10,800 MW Karnali-Chisapani Multipurpose Project (KCMP) under a financing modality that...
Regional Power Play: Hydro Deal Promises Growth for Bhutan, Nepal, India,...
For the past few years, the countries of Bhutan, Bangladesh, India and Nepal have been slowly working towards cross-border energy trade.
On 3 October, this...
Nepal’s Hydropower on the Agenda: Chief Adviser Calls for South Asian...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for creating a South Asian grid to share the hydroelectricity generated by Nepal and Bhutan.
In a...
Nepal, Bhutan Seek Indian Investment for Hydropower Expansion
NEW DELHI, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Nepal and Bhutan are seeking Indian investment to boost their hydroelectric output and export surplus power to New...
First Turbines Spinning at Bhutan’s Long-Awaited Punatsangchhu-II Project
The first two turbine-generator units are now operating at the 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHPA-II), 13 years after the intergovernmental agreement between Bhutan...
Reviving Bhutan’s Hydropower Ambitions: Government Plans 10 New Projects in 13th...
Dechen Dolkar
After a lull caused by delays in completing two mega hydropower projects – Punatshangchhu-I and Punatshangchhu-II – and the deferral of the Kholongchhu...
Bangladesh’s Foreign Minister announced plans to import electricity from Nepal via...
Foreign Minister and Awami League's Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud has said Bangladesh has signed an agreement to import electricity from Nepal thorugh...
