Partnership agreed for hydropower expansion

Tata Power Company Limited of India and Druk Green Power Corporation Limited of Bhutan have forged a regional partnership and are collaborating to generate 5,000 MW with clean energy projects. In line with Bhutan‘s vision for its energy sector, the partnership aims to increase the country’s total generation capacity to 25,000 MW by 2040 – thereby guaranteeing energy availability and regional energy integration. To achieve this goal, Bhutan is diversifying its energy portfolio beyond traditional hydropower to include solar and geothermal energy. The collaboration projects will generate at least 5,000 MW of renewable energy, including 4,500 MW of hydropower from the 1,125-MW Dorjilung HEP project, the 740-MW Gongri Reservoir, the 1,800-MW Jeri Pumped-Storage Power Plant and the 364-MW Chamkharchhu IV plant – all to be developed jointly in several phases.