GoI project
Support to mini and micro hydropower project
- Financing
- —Climate finance commitment
- Status
- Ongoing
- Period
- 2024–2027
- Scope
- National
About the project
Lunana Gewog under Gasa Dzongkhag lies in the extreme northwest region of Bhutan with a total area of 1,716.26 km2. It consists of five Chiwogs with thirteen (13) villages. The total number of households excluding the institutions is 198 and according to the National Population and Housing Census 2017 (NPHC-2017), the Gewog has a total population of 699. The villages are spread along Phochhu valley and lie at an elevations ranging from El. 3,000 m to 4,180 m. The entire area falls under the national protected area and biological corridor of Jigme Dorji National Park. Except for Ramina village, rest of Lunana does not have motor road connectivity and it takes more than a week on foot to travel from the nearest road head. For lighting homes, the government has provided people with solar home lighting system. Besides solar home lighting system, people also depend on non-renewable energy resources for daily energy needs such as firewood, kerosene and liquid petroleum gas. Excessive dependence on firewood that are used for cooking and heating purpose has led to a rapid depletion of tree coverage in the national park. Implementation modality: NIM Type of support: Adaptation Subsector: early warning Use, impact and results: The project, due to its small size and remote location, has negligible socio-environmental impacts. In fact, with the commissioning of the mini hydropower project in Lunana, it would bring about immense positive benefits to the populace in terms of clean and reliable form of electricity for lighting, cooking and heating that would reduce dependence on firewood, thereby supporting in conservation of forest and protection of upper catchment of Punatsangchhu basin. With the advent of clean and renewable electricity in the village homes of Lunana, it would significantly change the living conditions and standards of the people with better health and sanitation, and more available working hours especially for women for investment in other important chores. Project component/outputs: 1. Package-I: Civil & Hydro-Mechanical Works. 2. Package-II: Electro-Mechanical (E&M) Equipment Procurement. 3. Package-III Status: Transmission and Distribution (T&D) Activities. Reference: DPR
Funding
| Source | Type | Facility | Agency | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GoI | Climate finance | PTA | — | — |
Amounts are commitments, not disbursements.