Punatsangchhu-II Hydropower Project:
India and Bhutan recently discussed hydropower projects including the 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II hydropower project, and expressed satisfaction as it was “nearing completion”.
- It is a 1 GW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power-generating facility under construction in the Wangdue Phodrang district of Bhutan.
- It is located on the right bank of the Punatsangchhu River in the Wangdue Phodrang district in Western Bhutan.
- The project is being developed by the Punatsangchhu II Hydroelectric Project Authority, under an Inter-Government Agreement between the Royal Government of Bhutan and the Government of India.
- It is funded by the Government of India with 30% grant and 70% loan.
- The project Authority shall be dissolved within two years after the commissioning, and the project shall be handed over to the Royal Government of Bhutan.
- The project involves the construction of a 91m-high and 223.8m-long concrete gravity dam, along with an 877.46m-long and 12m-diametre diversion tunnel with a discharge capacity of 1118 cubic metres per second.
