Electricity Market of Bhutan and Cross Border Energy Trade

The rapid growth of electricity demand in developing nations, the availability of complementary generation resources, and the emergence of digital technologies have created increased opportunities for the international electricity trade. The large scale transmission interconnection capacity would assist development of large hydropower potential in Bhutan which can then be transferred to India resulting in a significant drop in fossil fuel use, power shortages and Carbon Dioxide (CO2) emissions in the region. We will learn in this course about Power Market of Bhutan and Cross Border Power Trade with India, this course will give a detail overview of Bhutan Installed capacity, projects in pipeline, demand vs supply, cross border power guidelines, Central Electricity Regulatory Commission (CERC) regulations on power trade with India. Transmission interconnection points. In the end, we will explain the real life example of Power Trade of Bhutan in India. Recently, CERC has allowed sale of Bhutan power in India in Long Term, Medium Term and Short Term market. This will enable more commercial interaction between India and its neighboring countries. In case you have any feedback on the course, do write it in the feedback section. I would be happy to work on the shortfalls and improve the course.