Thai electricity companies exploring the possibility of constructing 20 MW mini hydropower stations; India’s Power ministry apprehensive of fulfilling commitments on building projects generating 10,000 MW by 2020;
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    • Two Thai electricity companies, Electricity Generating Authority of Thailand (EGAT) and Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) were exploring the possibility of constructing 20 MW mini hydropower stations in Bhutan, in collaboration with Bhutan Power Corporation (BPC).1 The two companies have been operating in Bhutan since signing a MoU on cooperation in this sector on November 5, 2007.

    Meanwhile, reports noted that India’s Power ministry was apprehensive on fulfilling its commitments on building projects generating 10,000 MW by 2020. These would require a total investment of Rs. 50,000 crore, and an annual commitment of Rs. 4,500 crore which could affect the ministry’s budgetary provisions.2

    The Bangladesh government has decided to revive talks with India and Myanmar on the possibility of constructing $1 billion gas pipeline through its territory to carry gas from Myanmar to India. If the project could come to fruition, it could reduce the imbalance of trade, currently in India's favour, by nearly $2 billion.3

    Reports meanwhile noted that grenades and ammunition related to an AK-47 rifle were discovered on the Indo-Bhutan border. The police claimed that the arms were hidden by suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants.4

    In other developments, South Korea offered humanitarian assistance worth $100,000 to Bhutan for relief and rehabilitation activities related to Cyclone Alia of May 2009.5

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