The sixth and final unit of the Punatsangchu II Hydroelectric Project (PHPA II) is scheduled to be commissioned by 27th August by which time, the project will be generating 1020 MW or even more, but none of the power can be exported to India. This is because the two governments …

The earlier Nu 1 million (mn) that MPs got as a lumpsum amount to buy vehicles has been enhanced to Nu 2.5 mn with the additional amount being released in June 2025 to the MPs. A senior government official said the amount was not a monetization of the vehicle quota …

The Department of Revenue and Customs (DRC) under the Ministry of Finance (MoF), in a letter addressed to 42 vehicle and bike dealers in the country on 15th July 2025, has come out with a solution on the difficulties faced by them in selling vehicles in 2025 due to the …

In a 12-month period from the July 2024 to June 2025, a total of 6,186 Bhutanese students and their dependents have availed themselves of student visas. This is the third highest ever number of visas granted compared to 15,552 visas in 2022-23 financial year and 9,787 visas in the 2023-24 …

Last week this paper featured the case of entrepreneur Jangchub Dorji who had a start up in the frozen fries business, but had to stop and drive a taxi after facing various bureaucratic hurdles and the final straw being the rejection of his ESP loan. There is new hope now …

The Regional Office of Industry, Commerce and Employment based in Gelephu, in a letter dated on 31st July 2025, cancelled the ‘Organization of conventions and trade shows (including Event Management)’ license for the basement of the Damphu building owned by Rajen Tamang. The license was in the named of Rajen’s …

Bhutan is set to boost its winter power generation capacity by approximately 233 megawatts (MW) this year, thanks to the commissioning of several new hydropower projects and the addition of a solar project. Last winter, the country produced around 450 MW of firm power from its existing plants—Tala, Mangdechhu, Chhukha, …

Back in October 2022, The Bhutanese featured a promising young entrepreneur, Jangchub Dorji, who had started a startup called Kuen-Gha Potato Fingerling that was selling frozen fries, and in fact, he was the first Bhutanese to do so. Jangchub’s plan, at the time, was to replace the import of foreign …

A total of 908 civil servants have separated from the civil service in the last six months from January to June 2025. Out of the 908 who got separated, 634 voluntarily resigned, which means a majority of them would have likely gone for studies or personal opportunities abroad. 103 completed …

Price of Ferro Silicon is currently below the cost of production For many years, ferro silicon or ferro products have been Bhutan’s top export item, and also one of the most profitable industries with huge highs seen in 2022 and 2023 with record breaking profits. The revenue and the profits …