Dorjilung Hydropower Project:
With infrastructure work starting on Bhutan’s Dorjilung Hydropower Project, Tata Power’s stake signals India’s growing private-sector role in cross-border renewable energy diplomacy.
- It is a planned 1125 MW run-of-river project situated in the eastern Lhuentse and Mongar Districts of Bhutan on the Kurichhu River, a tributary of the Drangmechhu that flows into India.
- At a height of approximately 139.5 m, the concrete-gravity dam channels nearly 287 m3/s through a 15 km headrace tunnel to an underground powerhouse housing six Francis turbines, designed to generate around 4.5 terawatt-hours (TWh) annually.
- The total estimated cost of the project is $1.7 billion.
- The project is financed by the World Bank.
- In November 2024, Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) signed an MoU with Tata Power Company Limited for the joint development of the project under a Public-Private Partnership (PPP) model, with DGPC holding a 60% and Tata Power a 40% stake.
- The project is expected to be commissioned by early 2032.
