Villagers fear electricity may not arrive before 10th Plan

The people of Jurmed gewog have been lighting their homes with kerosene, with a population of 308, only 2% manages to use solar energy. Electrification was supposed to finish by the end of the current plan but works have not started yet. But Gup Rinchen said that Bhutan Power Corporation has said the deadline will be met

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