Rising construction and financing costs for hydro projects end era of cheap domestic tariffs

Bhutan is targeting 25,000 MW of electricity by 2040, comprising 20,000 MW from hydro projects and 5,000 MW from solar projects under the National Energy Policy. An underlying assumption among many Bhutanese is that the country will continue to enjoy relatively cheap power tariffs (compared to the region) as more projects come online. However, this …


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