On Tuesday, the Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Authority (MHPA) officially handed over the 720 MW Hydro Project to Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC). The commissioning of the project has increased Bhutan’s electrical power generation capacity by 44 percent to 2,326 MW.
Since its commissioning, the project has generated more than 9,500 million units of energy. This handing over ceremony was held in Thimphu and witnessed by Economic Affairs Minister Lyonpo Loknath Sharma and Indian Ambassador to Bhutan SudhakarDalela. A handing-over document was signed between the managing directors of MHPA and DGPC. In 2021, MHPA exported electricity worth Rs. 12.13B to India, increasing Bhutan’s electricity exports to Rs. 24.43B. So far, it earned Rs. 43.6B as revenue after the commissioning of the project. The project has generated around 10,599.9 million units of energy.
The commissioning of the project helped the country with its revenue. Increased hydropower revenue in 2020, by 31 percent. Sharma also expressed his gratitude to all the officials, engineers, designers, and workers for delivering the project. He also thanked the Government of India for providing financial and technical support for the construction of the project.
