India’s MEA to partly fund Bhutan’s hydropower projects

India’s foreign ministry plans to part-finance the construction of hydropower projects in Bhutan as part of its economic diplomacy efforts to exert strategic influence in its neighbourhood with such infrastructure developments. Read...

Speed up approval for hydel projects in Bhutan, CEA told

The Power Ministry has asked the Central Electricity Authority (CEA) to fast-track clearances for 2,690 MW of hydro projects to be set up in Bhutan in joint venture with Indian companies. This followed the grid failure on July 30 and 31 that had resulted in the...