Bhutan, World Bank sign $515 million deal for Dorjilung hydro project
The Royal Government of Bhutan and the World Bank have signed financing agreements worth $515 million for the 1,125 MW Dorjilung Hydroelectric Power Project on the Kurichhu River in eastern Bhutan. The project, with an estimated total cost of $1.7 billion, will be Bhutan’s largest hydropower project under a public-private partnership (PPP) model. The project…