Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project

Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project Latest News

Work on Bhutan’s 1,200 MW Punatsangchhu-I hydropower project has resumed recently after a seven-year suspension, with India’s Power Minister attending a key concrete pouring ceremony marking the restart of dam construction.

About Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project

• It is a 1200 MW run-of-the-river scheme located on the left bank of the Punatsangchhu River in the Southern Himalayas, about 80 km east of Bhutan’s capital Thimphu.
• The project’s concrete dam is 130 m in height by 239 m in length. 
• The facility includes an underground powerhouse that will generate 1200 MW power via six 200 MW turbines.
• It is presently the largest hydropower project under construction in Bhutan.
• The project is being implemented by the Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA), an autonomous body of the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of India. 
• It is funded by the Government of India (GoI): 40% Grant and 60% Loan at 10% annual interest, repayable in 12 equated annual installments commencing one year after the mean date of operation.
• All the surplus power from the project will be exported to India.

Source: NDTV

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