, India

Haryana to set up JV hydel project in Bhutan

The Haryana government is setting up joint venture hydel power project in Bhutan.

This is in partnership with the Royal Government of Bhutan.

Haryana chief minister, Bhupinder Singh Hooda today said that the State would get 1500 to 2000 MW power from Bhutan in next four to five years at rates economical than thermal power.

The Chief Minister, who came back after two day delegation to Bhutan said that Haryana and the Royal Kingdom of Bhutan have reached an understanding on pursuing a mutually beneficial economic collaboration across a numberof sectors, especially power.

"The state government will invest to set up the project and sign PPA to buy power from Bhutan," Mr Hooda said.

The Bhutan government has agreed in principle to partner with the State of Haryana in harnessing its hydro power potential, the State of Haryana would be engaging with Bhutan in Agriculture, Horticulture, Animal Husbandry and Livestock, Industrial Development, Urban Planning and Infrastructure Development sectors keeping in view the historical excellent relations between India and Bhutan.

For more.

Join Asian Power community
Since you're here...

...there are many ways you can work with us to advertise your company and connect to your customers. Our team can help you dight and create an advertising campaign, in print and digital, on this website and in print magazine.

We can also organize a real life or digital event for you and find thought leader speakers as well as industry leaders, who could be your potential partners, to join the event. We also run some awards programmes which give you an opportunity to be recognized for your achievements during the year and you can join this as a participant or a sponsor.

Let us help you drive your business forward with a good partnership!

Exclusives

India removes licence requirement to build transmission lines for bulk consumers
The rule applies to those with at least 25 MW of load for inter-state connection and at least 10 MW for intra-state.
NEFIN Group works double time to catch up on projects
CEO Glenn Lim explains how a delay turned out good as the company aims to reach 667 MW of capacity by 2026.
Summit Power International provides vital LNG support to Bangladesh
Without cross-border electricity supply, LNG is needed by a country facing geographical constraints to deploy renewables.