Renewable Energy for Climate Resilience Project: Solar
Given the change in the energy sector context globally and in Bhutan with the rapid reduction in the cost of renewable energy technologies such as solar and the emerging need to
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According to the Renewable Energy Management Master Plan 2016, Bhutan has the potential to generate 12 gigawatts of solar power and 760 MW of wind energy. The first phase of the Sephu solar farm is expected to produce 25 million units of energy, enough to power 3,476 households, assuming an average urban household consumes five kilowatts of energy.
Approximately 5% of the electrical energy generated at the Chukha plant in Bhutan is used within the country. The remaining energy is exported to India.
The first phase of Bhutan's first utility-scale solar power project at Sephu in Wangdue Phodrang is set for completion by March next year. A utility-scale solar facility generates solar power and feeds it into the grid. The 17.38-megawatt solar farm is expected to generate around 24 million units of energy annually, once operational.
Bhutan is a land-locked nation with many mountain glaciers and rivers. About 5% of the electrical energy generated at the Chukha plant is used in Bhutan*. The remainder is exported to India along 220-V transmission lines.*
Given the change in the energy sector context globally and in Bhutan with the rapid reduction in the cost of renewable energy technologies such as solar and the emerging need to
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