Bhutan Electricity Authority
The Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) was initially established as a functional autonomous agency as per Section 7 of the Electricity Act of Bhutan, 2001 to restructure and regulate the electricity supply industry,to allow private sector participation in the electricity supply industry based on the Policy approved by the Royal Government of Bhutan and to empower the Royal Government to create companies for carrying out all or any of the purpose of the Act.The BEA was however granted full autonomy by the Royal Government from January 2010.
Interview Result 13th February 2020 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority is please to declare result for interview held on February 10,2020 for the post of Messenger. For detail, please click the link
The Bhutan Electricity Authority hosted the Fourth SAARC Energy Regulators Meeting on 6th & 7th February 2020 at the Namgay Heritage Hotel, Thimphu.The meeting was attended by delegates of five member states: Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The representatives of SAARC Energy Centre and SARI/EI also attended the meeting. The meeting was coordinated with the SAARC Secretariat Office based in Kathmandu, Nepal.
Public Notification 10thFebruary 2020 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority would like to upload the proposal for revision of Miscellaneous Charges submitted by the Bhutan Power Corporation Limited.
Final Interview 6th February 2020 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority is pleased to announce the shortlisted candidates for the post of Messenger.Please click the link below for details.
Public Notification on Tariff Review Report- December 18, 2019
The Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) would like to inform that the tariff review report for the Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC), Mangdechhu Hydropower Project (MHP) and Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC), 2019 have been uploaded on BEA website and can be downloaded from Tariff Review Report
Sensitization Workshop on Distribution Code and Amendment Proposal – October 18, 2019
The Distribution Code 2008 came into force in the beginning of 2008 to regulate the distribution of electricity by the Distribution Licensee to its Customers, connection of Customer’s electrical installation to the Distribution System, and connection of Embedded Generator to the Distribution System in safe, reliable and efficient manner. In order to sensitize the Distribution Code and Amendment Proposal to the relevant stakeholders and consumers, a workshop was conducted on 18 October 2019 by the Bhutan Electricity Authority at Namgay Heritage Hotel, Thimphu. The presentation slides of the workshop are as follows:
Public Notification 1thOctober 2019 –This is to notify the general public that the Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) had received the generations and end-user tariff revision proposals on 1st March 2019 from Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) and Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) and on 25th June 2019 from Mangdechhu Hydropower Project (MHP) for the tariff period 2019/2020 to 2021/2022.
Based on the comprehensive review of tariff revision proposals and consideration of the comments received from the electricity consumers/licensees during the public hearing held on 30th April 2019 as well as the written comments received thereafter, the BEA has approved DGPC and MHP domestic generation tariff and HV, MV, LV and Wheeling cost of supply on 30th June 2019.
In keeping with subsidy allocation principles of Domestic Electricity Tariff Policy 2016 (DETP), the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) has approved the subsidy allocation of Nu. 1,478.57 million per year to LV and MV consumers with effect from 1st October 2019.
Considering the approved HV, MV, LV cost of supply and RGoB subsidy, the BEA is pleased to hereby announce the new electricity tariff of BPC for the period 1st October 2019 to 30th June 2022.
Interview Result 16th July 2019 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority is please to declare result for interview held from 8-10 July 2019 for the post of Tariff Officer and Asst. Human Resource Officer. For detail, please click the link
Interview Venue 26th June 2019 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority would like to notify that the Venue for final interview of Tariff Officer is at BEA Conference Hall and Assistant Human Resource Officer is at Ramada Valley Hotel, Thimphu.
Final Interview 21st June 2019 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority is pleased to announce the shortlisted candidates (both Tariff Officer and Assistant Human Resource Officer) for final interview. The Venue for the interview will notify shortly.
Vacancy Announcement 13th May 2019 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority is pleased to announce the vacancies for the post of Human Resource Officer and Tariff Officer.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION 24th April 2019 –This is to notify the general public that the Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) will be conducting Public Hearing on the tariff applications on 30th April 2019 in Natural Resource Development Corporation Limited(NRDCL) Conference Hall from 9:00AM on-words.
PUBLIC HEARING NOTIFICATION 8th April 2019 –This is to notify the general public that the Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) will be conducting Public Hearing on the tariff applications on 30th April 2019 as part of the tariff review process.
PUBLIC NOTIFICATION 12th March 2019 –This is to notify the general public that the Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) has received the domestic generation and end user tariff revision proposal for the period July 2019 to June 2022 from Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) and Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC) in March 2019.
In this regard, BEA is pleased to inform that the tariff revision proposal and relevant documents received from DGPC and BPC are upload on BEA website. click here to download.
Selection Result 12th March 2019 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority is please to declare the selection result of the interview held on February 11, 2019 for the post of Director. For detail, please click the link
Guidelines for filing Tariff Application 11th March 2019-This guideline outlines the procedure and format for the tariff applications to be used by the Licensee for filing tariff applications to the Authority for the determination of electricity prices in accordance with the Tariff Determination Regulation, 2016.
Amendment Vacancy Announcement 2nd January 2018 –With reference to the vacancy announcement for the post of Director vide BEA/CEO/HRD/2018-19/477 made in Kuensel dated 28th December 2018, the announcement be read with following amendments.
16th Executive Committee Meeting of SAFIR The 16th Executive Committee Meeting of SAFIR was held on November 22, 2018 at Thimphu,Bhutan.
Electricity Tariff in Bhutan The BEA Secretariat is pleased to publish the report on “Electricity Tariff in Bhutan”. The report highlights on the historical account of power sector developments, roles of various power sector agencies, tariff determination process and comparison of power tariffs with the regional countries. The report can be downloaded from BEA website under Tariff Menu or click here to download.
Electrical Safety Awareness Campaign at Sarpang The Bhutan Electricity Authority Secretariat had conducted electrical safety awareness campaign to the general public of Dekiling Gewog, Samtenling Gewog and to the students of Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute under Sarpang Dzongkhag on December 13, 2017 at the multipurpose hall of Jigme Wangchuck Power Training Institute (JWPTI), Jigmeling, Gelephu.
Electrical Safety Awareness Campaign The Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) Secretariat conducted electrical safety awareness campaign to students of Baylling Central School and to the general public of Bumdelling and Yangste Gewog under Tashi Yangtse Dzongkhag on November 6, 2017 at the multipurpose hall of Baylling Central School.
Interview/Selection Result 15th September 2017 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority is pleased to announce the selected candidate for the post of Messenger.
Interview for post of CEO 19th July 2017 – In accordance to the 64 th BEA Commission Meeting held on July 17, 2017 the candidates for the post of CEO has shortlisted and they have been informed accordingly.
Training on Best Practices in Tariff Calculation The Bhutan Electricity Authority conducted a 4 days training on ” Best Practices in Tariff Calculation” at the Namgay Heritage Hotel from 19th -22nd June 2017 under the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), South Asia Regional Initiative for Energy Integration (SARI/EI) funding. The training was attended by officials from Bhutan Power Corporation, Department of Hydropower and Power Systems, Department of Renewable Energy, Druk Green Power Corporation and Bhutan Electricity Authority.
Vacancy Announcement 15th June 2017 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority would like to announce vacancy for the post of Chief Executive Officer.
Re-scheduled Final Interview 8thJune 2017 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority has rescheduled the final interview for post of Chief, Economic and Research Division.
Vacancy Re-Announcement 17th February 2017 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority would like to re-announce the vacancy for post of Chief, Economic and Research Division.
Vacancy Announcement 1st February 2017 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority is pleased to announce the vacancy for post of Chief, Economic and Research Division.
Public Notification-Revised Electricity Tariff 29th December 2016 –This is to inform the general public that the Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) has approved the average cost of supply for the Druk Green Power Corporation Limited (DGPC) and Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC) for the period 1st January 2017 to 30th June 2019. The new electricity tariff of DGPC and BPC can be downloaded from below:
Public Notification – Tariff Determination Regulation 29th December 2016 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) would like to inform that the Schedules on the Tariff Determination Regulation (TDR), 2016 have been updated. The updated TDR can be downloaded from BEA website under download menu or click here to download.
Selected candidates 29th September 2016 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority is pleased to announce selected candidates for following posts.
Public Hearing Postponed Notification 31th May 2016 –This is to inform the general public that the public hearing on power tariff revision proposals submitted by DGPC and BPC is postponed to June 9, 2016. The public hearing will be held in NRDCL Conference Hall, Thimphu at 9:00AM onwards. Further, the registration deadline for the event is extended to June 3, 2016 (4 pm). Any inconvenience caused is highly regretted.
Public Hearing Notification 04th May 2016 –This is to inform the general public that the Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) has received power tariff revision proposals from the Druk Green Power Corporation Limited and the Bhutan Power Corporation Limited for the period July 2016 to June 2019.
As part of the tariff review process, BEA will be conducting a Public Hearing for the tariff proposals on 3rd June 2016. The interested individuals wishing to attend the public hearing are requested to register with BEA and the last date for registration is 27th May 2016.
During the public hearing, BEA will also allow consumer groups to present their comments on the tariff proposals. The interested consumer groups should register with BEA by 24th May 2016.
For further queries, please contact Ms. Mindu Wangmo at 327317 ext. 107 during office hours.
Public Notification – Tariff Determination Regulation
26th April 2016 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) would like to inform that the Tariff Determination Regulation 2016 has been approved.The Regulation can be downloaded from BEA website under download menu or click here to download.
Public Notification 09th March 2016 – The Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) is pleased to announce that a revised Public Hearing Procedure 2016 for Electricity Tariff Determination has been developed. The Procedure shall come into effect from March 1, 2016. The BEA hereby notifies the general public and Licensees to kindly comply with the Procedure henceforth. The Procedure can be downloaded from the above Download menu.
Public Notification – Internal House Wiring Regulations
25th December 2015 –The Bhutan Electricity Authority (BEA) is pleased to announce the internal house wiring Regulations for safe internal electrical wiring system and installations has been developed. The Regulations shall come into effect from January 1, 2016. The BEA hereby notifies the general public to kindly comply with the Regulations henceforth. The Regulations can be downloaded from BEA website under download menu or click here to download.