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2 Rationale of the Study

 No prior study on the electricity consumption has been undertaken in any of the buildings
in Bhutan Power Corporation Limited to determine if it can be minimized and hence
contemplated to benefit the company with the results of this study. The findings of the
study can be used as benchmark for other BPC buildings in an effort to improve the energy
efficiency.
 Lowering the energy use intensity in order to decouple economic growth from consumption
of energy resources as well as the carbon emission.
 Enhance energy security in the country.
 Financial gains such as domestic savings and additional revenue generation for the country.
 Reduce fuelwood consumption resulting in maintaining of carbon sequestration capacity

1.3 Objective of the study

The study attempts to achieve the aim of the research study on the improvement of the energy
efficiency in the BPC corporate building and therefore covers the following specific objectives:
 To study the energy situation in Bhutan
 To identify the types of buildings in Bhutan and the energy use pattern
 To assess the energy policies and its impact
 To provide the preparatory framework for the research study.
1.4 Scope and limitation
 Provide opportunity to know about the buildings and its energy consumption in Bhutan
while not enough literature is available for comprehensive studies