New Delhi, Feb. 3 -- India and Bhutan held discussions here on Tuesday to strengthen cooperation in the Power Sector.
Minister of Energy and Natural Resources of Bhutan, Lyonpo Gem Tshering, met union Minister of Power and Housing & Urban Affairs, Manohar Lal, and Minister of State for Power and New and Renewable Energy, Shripad Naik, and discussed commercial optimisation of power output from the Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project (1020 MW).
Emphasis was placed on the early commissioning of the Punatsangchhu-I Hydroelectric Project (1200 MW).
The discussions also covered the way forward for the Sankosh Hydropower Project.
The 1,020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project is a major run-of-river project in Bhutan, inaugurated in Au...