And also maintain the electromechanical equipment In the first week of February 2026, the Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA) held its authority meeting in Delhi, where one of the key agenda items was the stabilisation measures for the weak right bank. However, given the major slides at the 1,200 MW …
Read More »Electricity tariff likely to go up as BPC and DGPC propose increases
The domestic power tariff is supposed to be reviewed every three years and usually goes up due to higher cost of generation, cost of operation and maintenance, cost of power supply and inflation. The last revision was supposed to happen by July 2025, but at the time the National Energy …
Read More »RCSC open to changes and improvement in Bell Curve but with conditions
PME expected to come up in upcoming Parliament session again In the Annual Executive Forum organized by the Royal Civil Service Commission (RCSC) in Gelephu in January 2026, with around 90 executives, one of the topics that came up was the forced ranking Bell Curve methodology and Partially Meeting Expectations …
Read More »Siphoning does not work in Thorthormi Tsho
But another attempt to be made again One of Bhutan’s biggest looming natural disasters, building up with every summer season, is the huge Thorthormi Glacial Lake in Lunana one day breaking the shrinking moraine dam that separates it from the huge Raphstreng Tsho below. If it breaks, waters from Thorthormi …
Read More »Australia Rush intensifies with a troubling new trend
In the Financial Year (FY) 2024–25, a total of 6,186 students and dependents from Bhutan were granted visas to Australia, indicating that the “Australia rush” had slowed compared to the previous two financial years. This figure was lower than FY 2023–24, when 9,787 visas were granted, and the peak of …
Read More »BT data cut expected to be announced soon
MoICE Minister says Cabinet had to reject an earlier version The much-discussed, anticipated, and widely criticised Bhutan Telecom (BT) data cut is expected to be announced soon, as the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE) is in the final stages of internal review and decision-making of the promised data …
Read More »Bitcoin price drop and where Bhutan stands
The value of Bitcoin saw a high of USD 126,000 in early October 2025 but since then has seen a steady decline in value briefly going to a low of below USD 61,000 on Thursday before making a strong recovery to USD 71,309 as of late Friday evening. The first …
Read More »DRC charges GST for insurance and transportation costs of goods
Before the introduction of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), under the earlier tax regime, importers paid Bhutan Sales Tax (BST) based only on the value of goods at the point of entry into the country. However, under the GST system, importers are now finding that the 5% GST is …
Read More »Compulsory GST registration if multiple licenses under same name add up to Nu 5 mn turnover
So far, it is well known that businesses with annual turnover of Nu 5 million (mn) and above come under compulsory GST registration. However, what is not known is that if a businessowner has multiple licenses under his or her name, and the combined are a turnover of Nu 5 …
Read More »Cost of services to rise with GST
With the rollout of the Goods and Services Tax (GST), the main focus has been on the prices of goods, with some like vegetables, beef, fruits, cereals, medicines, etc., going up by 5% and some like packaged food, cars, poultry, pork, etc., going down, and a lot of debate in …
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