Green Power Development Project: Additional Financing
This additional financing will cover cost overruns for construction of the Dagachhu Hydropower Plant of the Green Power Development Project, approved in 2008, that contributed to promoting cross-border power trade and domestic access to electricity. The project expanded coverage of sustainable clean power supply in Bhutan.
PROJECT DETAILS | ||
Commitment Date Funding Type Country Sector Status Total Cost |
2 Oct 2013 Loan Bhutan Energy Closed $40 million |
KEY OUTPUTS |
Hydropower plant constructed Rural electrification extended Druk Green Power Corporation (DGPC) management system improved |
FINANCING |
$39 million (Asian Development Bank) $1 million (Government of Bhutan and Tata Power) |
PROJECT DOCUMENTS
Contact the SASEC Secretariat at:
sasec@adb.org