Thimphu/New Delhi, Aug. 27 -- The Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (HEP), a 1,020 MW run-of-the-river project in western Bhutan, developed as a joint venture between the Governments of India and Bhutan, achieved successful completion, with the synchronization of the last and final unit [Unit 6 (170 MW)] with the power grid.
A ceremony was held at the project's powerhouse to mark the occasion.
The Prime Minister of Bhutan Tshering Tobgay; Lyonpo Gem Tshering, the Bhutanese Minister of Energy & Natural Resources; Indian Ambassador Sudhakar Dalela; Anurag Agarwal, Special Secretary & Financial Adviser, Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India; Karma Tshering, Secretary, Ministry of Energy & Natural Resources, Bhutan; Munu Maha...