A traditional challenge for Bhutan’s energy sector is that it is hydropower dependent, which means that while it has excess energy in the summer months with overflowing rivers, the reverse is the true in the winter months, with the country even having to import power. In a bid to overcome …

Bhutan’s first reservoir project will create a 17 km long lake The Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) will take up construction of the 180 MW Bunakha Reservoir project in 2026 on its own. DGPC is in the process of negotiating a USD 450 million (mn) or a Nu 39.681 billion …

On August 18, Tenzing Tshomo, a tour operator, was traveling back to Paro from Kathmandu carrying USD 1,200 in her purse inside her bag. During her check-in at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu, as her luggage went through the X-ray machine, she said she overheard the officials operating it whisper excitedly …

The sixth and final unit of the 1020 MW Punatsangchu II project is aimed to be commissioned on 27th August, which means that the project will be producing all of the 1020 MW. As the project is slated for commissioning in a few days, there is the important matter of …

The Journalists’ Association of Bhutan (JAB) on 14th August 2025 launched the country’s first ‘Media Perception Index (MPI) Survey Report’. The survey aimed at assessing and measuring ‘public perceptions, opinions, and attitudes’ toward the media through a list of 78 questions asked by 12 enumerators to 700 respondents in 14 …

The media regulator, Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA), has asked Bhutan Telecom (BT) for additional information for its proposed data rate cuts. This means a final decision is only likely in the coming week. The BT proposal, as reported earlier, is different rate cuts for different packages, but the …

One normally associates land pooling and Local Area Plans (LAPs) with urban places, like Thimphu and Phuentsholing, but for the first time, in a major exercise, the entire Paro valley area from Shabha Gewog in the south to Zhiwaling in Tsento Gewog in the North will come under 36 LAPs …

Earlier this week, the Druk Holdings and Investment (DHI) Board approved a proposal by the Bhutan Telecom (BT) board on the data rate cut and sent it to the BT board. The BT board, in turn, has submitted the proposed data cut to the Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) …

The tariff rate for the 1,020 MW Punatsangchu II project has not yet been finalized, and as a result, Bhutan and India have been unable to sign a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) which in turn has meant that Bhutan has been unable to export its P II power to India. …

In a major positive development, technical experts from Bhutan and India, in a meeting in Delhi on 31st July 2025, have come to an agreement on rectification measures for the right bank and the construction of the dam. The 26 degree slope for the right bank, while doing rectification measures, …