India-assisted Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Handed Over to Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corp

India-assisted Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Project Handed Over to Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corp: Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) has just received the 720 Megawatt Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project, which was made possible with assistance from India. With this project, India and Bhutan have successfully completed four mega hydroelectric power projects. The project’s commissioning has resulted in a 44% increase in Bhutan’s electrical power generation capacity.

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More About This Project:

The 720 MW project Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project was jointly inaugurated by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Bhutanese counterpart Lotay Tshering in 2019. Bhutan’s electrical power generation capacity has increased by 44% since the project’s commissioning, to 2,326 Mega Watts. The Project has generated more than 9000 million units of energy since its commissioning, reducing 2.4 million tons of emissions annually.

Its Significance:

The commissioning of Mangdechhu Hydropower Project led to an increase of 31 per cent in hydropower revenues of Bhutan in 2020. In 2021, Mangdechhu Hydroelectric Power Project exported electricity worth Rs 12.13 billion to India, increasing Bhutan’s electricity exports to Rs 24.43 billion.

The Mangdechhu Hydropower Project will cut annual greenhouse gas emissions by about 2.4 million tonnes. The Institute of Civil Engineers, London awarded the project with Brunel Medal 2020 as a recognition of its excellence in civil engineering and the project’s social and environmental credentials.