NEW DELHI, March 23 � A memorandum of understanding (MoU) has been signed with Department �of Energy, Royal Government of Bhutan for updating the �Detailed Project Report� (DPR) of 4060 MW Sankosh Multipurpose Project in Bhutan.
The MoU was signed by CMD, THDC India Ltd RST Sai, and Director General, Royal Govt of Bhutan Yeshi Wangdi, in the presence of Union Minister of Power and Minister of External Affairs, Royal Government of Bhutan today.
Sankosh project is a part of the Government of India�s initiative to develop10,000MW hydro power in Bhutan by year 2020 and constitutes almost 40 per cent of total target.
THDC has been assigned the responsibility of updating the DPR of Sankosh Multipurpose Project (4060MW) and implementation of Bunakha HEP (180MW) in Bhutan. THDC has already established one of its units in Bhutan for executing these tasks.