Norwegian Energy Cooperation with Bhutan
About the publication
- Published: April 2017
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- Type: --
- Carried out by: Endre Ottosen and Harald Birkeland, Norad
- Commissioned by: Utenriksdepartementet/The Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
- Country: Bhutan
- Theme: Energy and infrastructure, Capacity development
- Pages: 70
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- ISBN: 978-82-7548-942-3
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- Local partner: Ministry of Economic Affairs, Thimphu, Bhutan
Energisamarbeidet med Bhutan – oppsummeringsrapport
Bhutan er et kongedømme i Himalaya med enorme vannressurser. Norge har over flere tiår støttet utviklingen av energisektoren i Bhutan. Bhutan har i denne perioden oppnådd sin ambisjon om å distribuere strøm til nesten hele sin befolkning.
Landet har de siste årene eksportert en relativt stor andel strøm til India, og en lang rekke vannkraftprosjekter er planlagt bygget i årene fremover. Som et ledd i resultatrapportering fra bistandsprosjekter har Utenriksdepartementet bestilt denne oppsummeringsrapporten fra Norad, for å oppsummere oppnådde resultater av det norske energisamarbeidet med Bhutan.
Norwegian Energy Cooperation with Bhutan
The Kingdom of Bhutan, located in the Himalayas, is a country with huge water resources. Norway has since the 1980s supported the development of the Bhutanese energy sector. Bhutan has during these decades achieved to provide supply of electricity to 99,5% of its entire population.
The country has since 2007 earned revenues from substantial export of electricity to India. A range of more new hydropower projects are planned and will be constructed in the coming years. As a part of the documentation and reporting of development cooperation results, the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs has ordered this summary report about the Norwegian Energy Cooperation with Bhutan.