Promoting Energy Exports Diversification Project

Proposed

The TA is proposed to develop Bhutan's overall power dispatch options and strategies for domestic electricity consumption and international power trade. It will look into strategic views to maximize power export from various potential energy sources of hydropower, solar power, and wind power while meeting growing domestic electricity consumption. Coupled with the strategic frameworks, the TA will help conduct comprehensive due diligence studies for two hydropower schemes, namely, the Bunakha and the Nyera Amari projects, which are being supported by the Asian Development Bank's (ADB) project readiness financing (PRF) for detailed engineering studies including safeguard and climate resilient design.1 Following more findings from both the PRF and this TA, the ensuing projects will be assessed for ADB financing; therefore, each ensuing project's concept note will be separately prepared based on more detailed assessments.