25 June, 2009 - Power and electric line accidents have claimed 20 lives and caused life-damaging accidents to around 25 people as of July 2002, according to the Bhutan electricity authority (BEA).....
The safety of Bhutan’s television cables and land line phones have come into question with one person electrocuted to death and four others injured, when their cable TV lines were live with electricity....
The following Bhutan Electricity Authority officials went on study tour to the Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT), Provincial Electricity (PEA) and Metropolitan Electricity Authority (MEA) from 15 - 25 March 2009......
On the invitation of The G8-Energy Regulators Forum as the Chairman of South Asian Forum for Infrastructure Regulation (SAFIR), Mr. K. B. Wakhley, Chief Executive Officer attended the Energy Regulators Round Table Meeting in Rome, Italy from 23 – 26 May 2009. The Round Table for Energy Regulators was held a day prior to the G8 Energy Ministers Meeting in Rome, Italy.....
The Ministry of Trade and Industry has been renamed Ministry of Economic Affairs, according to an executive order issued by the Prime Minister’s Office on October 17.
However, its name in Dzongkha, which is Tengye Lhenkhag, will be retained.
Posted on 22 Oct 2007
Punatsangchu early kick-off
9 October, 2007 - To kick-start the country’s biggest hydroelectric project, the 1,095 Megawatt (MW) Punatsangchu Hydroelectric Project Authority (PHPA), the governments of India and Bhutan have agreed to appoint the management of Tala project to take over the new project.
The energy data directory, compiled by the department of energy with support from TERI, a non-profit Indian research institute, provides comprehensive information on energy supply, consumption, and energy balance of Bhutan, complete with analysis.
The Bhutan Electricity Authority, Royal Government of Bhutan has approved a three year tariff revision for the period beginning July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2010. The first phase tariff revision is effective from July 1, 2007. All Customers are kindly requested to take note of the tariff revision.
The existing minimum energy charges of Nu. 30 per month for single phase and Nu. 90 per month for three phase customers will be discontinued and billing will be based on actual consumption. Also there will not be any charges towards meter rent.
In pursuant to section 89 of the Electricity Act of Bhutan 2001, the Bhutan Electricity Authority hereby notifies the issuance of the Grid Code Regulation, 2008.
Pursuant to Section 23 of the Electricity Act of Bhutan 2001, the Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) would like to notify the general public that BEA has received an application for issuance of Construction and Operation Licence from the Dagachu Hydro Power Corporation Limited (DHPC) for the construction of 114 Megawatt run-of-the-river hydropower plant in Dagana Dzongkha.
