On 19th November, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 5,000 MW of clean energy projects was signed in Thimphu between the Managing Director (MD) of Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC), Dasho Chhewang Rinzin, and the CEO and MD of Tata Power, Dr Praveer Sinha, in the presence of the Prime Ministe Contact online >>
On 19th November, a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for 5,000 MW of clean energy projects was signed in Thimphu between the Managing Director (MD) of Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC), Dasho Chhewang Rinzin, and the CEO and MD of Tata Power, Dr Praveer Sinha, in the presence of the Prime Minister, Dasho Tshering Tobgay, Minister for Energy and Natural Resources, Gem Tshering, Chairman of Tata Sons, N. Chandrasekaran, Ambassador of India to Bhutan, Sudhakar Dalela, and other senior officials.
This is comprised of 4,500 MW of hydropower comprising the 1,125 MW Dorjilung project, 740 MW Gongri Reservoir, 1,800 MW Jeri Pumped Storage and 364 MW Chamkharchhu IV will be developed in phases together with another 500 MW of Solar projects.
Except for Dorjilung, the Detailed Project Reports for all the projects are not done, but the estimated cost of the hydro projects is Nu 450 billion (bn) and another Nu 30 bn for the solar component.
After the total cost, the next obvious question is on ownership of the projects, and here, the broad understanding is that DGPC will have majority ownership, not that different from the 600 MW Khorlochhu Project where Tata Power recently acquired a 40% stake for Nu/INR 8.30 bn in the 600 MW Khorlochhu Hydroelectric Project where an investment of over Nu/INR 69 bn will be made to develop the project.
An interesting feature of this partnership is the concept of reservoir project and pumped storage project working together. This will involve building a reservoir project on the Gongri river to store water in the form of 740 MW Gongri Reservoir project. This project by, itself, will generate power on its own.
However, it will also have an additional role to store water in the reservoir at non peak hours and pump them up to the 1,800 MW Jeri Pumped Storage to be built on the smaller Jeri tributary of Gongri located higher up.
For the 500 MW solar projects with Tata, no particular spot has been identified but it will probably be in higher altitude barren areas with no trees. Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited (TPREL), a subsidiary of Tata Power, will lead the development of the 500 MW of solar projects across Bhutan.
One of the main reasons why Bhutan is going in so big with Tata is due to the positive experience with the 126 MW Dagachu project where Tata Power is a partner, and also the 600 MW Khorlochhu project.
It is in keeping with Bhutan''s overall energy sector vision to take its overall generation capacity to 25,000 MW by 2040 for its energy security and regional energy integration. Bhutan plans to achieve this target through diversification in its energy portfolio beyond the traditional hydropower to solar and geothermal, and diversifying project structuring and financing through such strategic partnerships.
Tata Power and Bhutan’s Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC), a subsidiary of Druk Holding and Investments Limited, have signed an MoU to develop 5,000 MW of renewable energy, including 4,500 MW of hydropower and 500 MW of solar projects. Key projects include the Dorjilung HEP, Gongri Reservoir, Jeri Pumped Storage, Chamkharchhu IV, and solar initiatives by Tata Power Renewable Energy Limited.
This partnership supports Bhutan''s goal of achieving 25,000 MW of generation capacity by 2040 and strengthens regional energy integration. It builds on prior collaborations, including the 126 MW Dagachhu Hydropower Plant and Bhutan-India transmission projects.
In August 2024, Tata Power and DGPC formed a strategic partnership to develop 600 MW Khorlochhu Hydropower Project in Trashiyangtse, with Tata Power holding a 40 per cent stake in the Rs 69 billion project set for completion in five years.
Lightsource BP, a British solar energy company, has secured an agreement to sell its 247MW solar photovoltaic (PV) project cluster in Aragón, Spain. The solar PV cluster consists of five installations in the Spanish province
Gujarat''s state revenue department has published its policy for allocating government waste to enterprises that want to manufacture green hydrogen, or hydrogen produced using renewable energy. The Gujarat government has already inked Memorandums of Understanding
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