Power Sector of Bhutan

Bhutan Power Corporation Limited

Outline of the Presentation:

SalientgeographicalfeaturesofBhutan HydropowerDevelopmentinBhutan PowerSupply&Demand TransmissionNetwork PresentTransmissionWorks FutureTransmissionWorks OtherProjects OtherIssues

Salient geographical features of Bhutan:

Located in the Eastern Himalayas Area 38,394 sq. km Forest cover 72.5% Population 6,34,982 (2005 Census) Altitude range from 100 7500 meters above mean sea level Stretch of 170 km north to south and 300 km east to west Climate generally 4 seasons (Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter) Religions: Buddhism, Hinduism

Hydropower Development in Bhutan:

Total Hydro Power Potential = 30,000 MW (Techno Economically Feasible : 24,000 MW) Total Installed Hydro Generation Capacity = 1488 MW (from 28 power plants sizes ranging 8 kW to 1020 MW) First hydropower plant of 360 kW built in 1967 in Thimphu (Capital)

Hydropower Development in Bhutan (Contd.):

First CDM micro hydro (Chendebji) 70 kW commissioned in August 2005 Remainingtobedeveloped=71largesitesthathave beenidentified(22,280MW) 10,000MWhydropowergenerationcapacitiestobe developedby2020.

Power Supply & Demand:

Electricity export About 75% of the generation Annual export estimate = 7,216.53 MU (2010) Revenue from sale of electricity contributes to 40% of national revenue. Bhutans consumption + losses = 1,628.03 MU (2010)

Existing Major Hydropower Plants (HP):

Average Sl. Nameof Yearof Installed Annual No. Hydropower Plant commissioning Capacity Generation (HP) (MW) inMU
1 2 3 4 5 Chhukha HP Basochhu HP Upper Stage Kurichhu Basochhu HP Lower Stage Tala HP Total 19861988 1999 2000 2001 2004 20062007 336 22 60 40 1020 1478 2,024 105 400 291 4865 7865

Power plants in pipeline:

Sl. No. RiverBasin 1. Punatsangchhu 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. Mangdechhu Punatsangchhu Bumthangchhu Bumthangchhu Drangmechhu Amochhu Nikachhu Kurichhu Dagachhu Punatsangchhu ProjectName PunatsangchhuI Mangdechhu PunatsangchhuII ChamkharchhuI ChamkharchhuII Kholongchhu Amochhu (Dorokha) Nikachhu Rothpashong DagachhuCDM Sunkosh Total MW Installed Capacity(MW) 1200 770 990 670 570 485 500 210 400 114 4,060 9,764 2007 2011 Construction Period 2007 2014 2009 2016 2009 2016 2014 2020 2017 2022 2020 2024

Existing Transmission Network in Bhutan

Lengthof400kVD/Clines Lengthof220kVD/Clines Lengthof220kVS/Clines Lengthof132kVS/Clines Lengthof66kVS/Clines Lengthof66kVD/Clines Lengthof66kVM/Clines TotalTransmissionLineLength 74.143km 35.780km 183.739km 379.484km 267.196km 5.960km 3.405km 949.707km

Existing Transmission Substation in Bhutan

Sl. No.
1 2 3 4 5 6

Substation
400/220/66kVsubstation 220/66kVsubstation 132kVsubstations 66kVsubstations 33kVsubstations 66kVSwitchingStation

Qty(Nos.)
1 2 7 11 1 1

Capacity (MVA)
200 160 102 199.5 3

Total

23

664.5

Transmission Network in Bhutan:

Present Transmission Works:

Transmissionworkscompletedrecently: 66kVYurmoo toTrongsa 20.3kmand66kVYurmoo toBumthang 34.70km 132kVS/ClinefromTingtibi toYurmoo 32.60km 220 kV S/C from Rurichhu to Tsirang47.50 km 132kV S/C from Deothang to Rangia 56.46 km

Present Transmission Works(Contd.):

Transmission Lines under construction:
400 kV D/C Transmission Lhamoizingkha 2 x 86 km line from Punatshangchhu to

220 kV D/C Transmission line from Dagachhu to Jigmeling (via Tsirang) 48. 2 km 132 kV D/C EastWest Link from Lodrai to Jigmeling 12 km 220kV S/C Transmission Line from Samtse to Sipsu 35km 66kVS/CTransmissionLinefromSamtse toGomtu 15km

Present Transmission Works(Contd.):

Substations under construction: 220/132kV substation at Jigmeling 220/66kV substation at Tsirang

Present Transmission Works(Contd.):

TransmissionLine&substationconstructionunder NIT/Limitedbidding:

220kVD/ClinefromMalbase toSamtse 45km 132/33kVsubstationatYurmoo (Trongsa)

Future Transmission Works:

400 kV line from Kholongchhu to Tali Buli Pooling station 400 kV line from Mangdechhu to Tali Buli Pooling station 400 kV from PunatshangchhuII to Jigmeling

400 kV multicircuit line from Tali Buli to Jigmeling Pooling station and extension beyond the IndoBhutan border to Bongaigaon, Assam

Future Transmission Works (Contd.):

500 kV HVDC lines from 4000 MW Sunkosh HEP to Damodar Valley Project & Meerut 400 kV line from Amochhu/Torsa Projects to Siliguri (new Binnaguri) pooling station 220/66/33 kV substation at Dhamdhum Industrial Estate (Samtse) 66/33 kV substation at Sipsu (Samtse)

Other Projects:
OPGW&ADSSInterlinking TelecomInfrastructure Fibre /Bandwidth NationalLoadDespatch Centre RemoteMeteringSystems ERPImplementation

Other Projects (Contd.) :

BPC plans to replace all the ground wire of 66 kV and above lines with OPGW.

Other Issues:
Other possible Business Associations :

Mini/Micro Hydroproject LongTermTurnkeyProjectAssociation LongTermO&Massociation LiveLineandTechnical KnowhowTransfer ContinuousneedbasedPersonnelInteraction/Training

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