Paro—Bhutan is gearing up for an ambitious energy transformation over the next 15 years, aiming to add 15,000 megawatts (MW) of hydropower and between 5,000 and 6,000 MW of solar energy to its current ...

Punatsangchhu II hydropower project, a joint venture between India and Bhutan, was commissioned in August. It is aimed at increasing Bhutan’s power capacity by 40 percent.

Carbon-negative Bhutan has aggressively promoted hydropower projects, earning substantial revenue by exporting electricity to energy-hungry India, as well as utilising the cheap power for its own driv ...