{"id":360565,"date":"2026-04-11T17:03:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:33:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=360565"},"modified":"2026-04-11T17:03:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-11T11:33:18","slug":"punatsangchhu-ii-hydroelectric-project-phep-ii","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/punatsangchhu-ii-hydroelectric-project-phep-ii\/","title":{"rendered":"Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHEP-II)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>: India and Bhutan strengthened hydropower cooperation during the visit, with signing of tariff protocol of Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (1020 MW).<\/p>\n<h2>About Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHEP-II)<\/h2>\n<figure id=\"attachment_360575\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-360575\" style=\"width: 447px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-360575\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-ResearchGate-2.jpg?resize=447%2C234&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHEP-II)\" width=\"447\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-ResearchGate-2.jpg?resize=300%2C157&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-ResearchGate-2.jpg?resize=768%2C403&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Source-ResearchGate-2.jpg?w=865&amp;ssl=1 865w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 447px) 100vw, 447px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-360575\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source &#8211; ResearchGate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>It is a <strong>1020 MW<\/strong> <strong>run-of-the-river hydroelectric power project<\/strong> in <strong>Bhutan<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Developed by:<\/strong> It is developed by the <strong>Punatsangchhu II Hydroelectric Project Authority<\/strong> under an <strong>Inter-Government Agreement between Bhutan and India.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is located in <strong>Wangdue Phodrang district (Bhutan)<\/strong> on the <strong>right bank of the Punatsangchhu River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding<\/strong>: It is funded by the<strong> Government of India<\/strong> with <strong>30% grant<\/strong> and <strong>70% loan at 10% interest,<\/strong> repayable in 30 installments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Key Features:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Infrastructure Details:<\/strong> The project includes a <strong>91 m-high dam<\/strong> and <strong>diversion tunnel of 1118 cubic mt per second<\/strong>.\n<ul>\n<li>It has an <strong>underground powerhouse 15 km downstream<\/strong> at Kamechu with <strong>six 170 MW turbines<\/strong>, increasing capacity by 40% to over 3500 MW.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Institutional Mechanism:<\/strong> The <strong>PHPA-II is an autonomous body<\/strong> established by <strong>Bhutan and India<\/strong> for project implementation.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Technical Coordination:<\/strong> A Technical Coordination Committee (<strong>TCC<\/strong>) <strong>ensures coordination<\/strong> among management, consultants, and experts for timely technical decisions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>About Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Developers &amp; Partners:<\/strong> It is developed under a bilateral agreement between the Government of India and the Royal Government of Bhutan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Capacity &amp; Type:<\/strong> It is a<strong> 1.2 GW<\/strong> run-of-the-river hydroelectric project.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Location<\/strong>: It is located in Wangdue Phodrang district on the <strong>left bank of Punatsangchhu River.<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Funding Pattern:<\/strong> It is <strong>funded by India<\/strong> with 40% grant and 60% loan at 10% interest, repayable in 30 installments.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Infrastructure Details:<\/strong> It includes a 130 m-high and 239 m-long concrete gravity dam, two diversion tunnels, and an underground powerhouse with six 200 MW turbines.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News: India and Bhutan strengthened hydropower cooperation during the visit, with signing of tariff protocol of Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (1020 MW). About Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHEP-II) It is a 1020 MW run-of-the-river hydroelectric power project in Bhutan. Developed by: It is developed by the Punatsangchhu II Hydroelectric Project Authority under an Inter-Government Agreement between Bhutan&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/punatsangchhu-ii-hydroelectric-project-phep-ii\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (PHEP-II)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1566,3127,164,12039],"tags":[11872],"class_list":["post-360565","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-daily-factly-articles","category-economy","category-international-relations-daily-factly-articles","category-knolls","tag-9pm-daily-factly","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360565","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10401"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=360565"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/360565\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=360565"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=360565"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=360565"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}