Bhutan Hydropower Sector Study : Opportunities and Strategic Options

The objective of this study is to analyze the opportunities and strategic options available to the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) to implement the hydropower projects included in its power master plan. It accounts for the relevant legal, technic...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: ESMAP Paper
Language:English
en_US
Published: Washington, DC 2014
Subjects:
GAS
LNG
OIL
Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9425448/bhutan-hydropower-sector-study-opportunities-strategic-options
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language English
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topic ALTERNATIVE FUEL
AMORPHOUS SILICON
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BALANCE SHEET
BENEFICIARIES
BIO-FUELS
BIOMASS
BIOMASS PROGRAM
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CASH FLOW
CASH FLOWS
CENTRAL BANK
CLEAN AIR
CLEAN COAL
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
COAL
COAL MINING
COAL PRICE
COAL PRICES
COAL PRODUCTION
COAL RESERVES
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL ENERGY
COMMERCIAL LOANS
COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRY
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CRUDE OIL
CURRENCY
DEBT
DEMAND DEFICITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIESEL
DISCOUNT RATE
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY
DISTRIBUTION OF OIL
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC COAL
DUE DILIGENCE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMISTS
EFFECTIVE USE
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
EFFICIENT MARKET
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY PLANNERS
ENERGY POLICIES
ENERGY PRICING
ENERGY REQUIREMENT
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SHORTAGES
ENERGY SOURCE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY USE
ENVIRONMENTAL
EQUITY CONTRIBUTION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPLOITATION
FINANCES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FORESTRY
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FUEL
FUEL COST
FUEL DEMAND
FUEL SUPPLY
GAS
GAS PIPELINES
GAS PRICE
GAS PRICES
GAS SUPPLY
GAS TURBINE
GASOLINE
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOST COUNTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
HYDRO POWER
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURNS
INTERNAL RATES OF RETURN
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
KEROSENE
LENDERS
LENDING AGENCIES
LNG
LOAD FACTOR
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENTS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET EFFICIENCY
MARKET POWER
MARKET SIZE
MARKET VALUE
MONETARY FUND
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCES
OIL
OIL IMPORTING COUNTRIES
OIL PRICES
OIL RESOURCES
OIL SECTOR
OIL SPILL
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTSTANDING DEBT
PEAK DEMAND
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM REVENUE MANAGEMENT
PETROLEUM SECTOR
PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
PILOT PROJECTS
PIPELINE
PLANT PRODUCTION
POWER COMPANY
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER CORPORATION
POWER DISTRIBUTION
POWER FLOWS
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GENERATORS
POWER GRID
POWER PLANTS
POWER PROJECT
POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
POWER REQUIREMENT
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTORS
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER STATION
POWER STATIONS
POWER SYSTEM
spellingShingle ALTERNATIVE FUEL
AMORPHOUS SILICON
APPROACH
AVAILABILITY
BALANCE
BALANCE SHEET
BENEFICIARIES
BIO-FUELS
BIOMASS
BIOMASS PROGRAM
CAPITAL INVESTMENT
CAPITAL MARKET
CAPITAL MARKETS
CASH FLOW
CASH FLOWS
CENTRAL BANK
CLEAN AIR
CLEAN COAL
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES
CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY
CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM
COAL
COAL MINING
COAL PRICE
COAL PRICES
COAL PRODUCTION
COAL RESERVES
COMMERCIAL BANKS
COMMERCIAL ENERGY
COMMERCIAL LOANS
COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRY
COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS
COMPETITIVE BIDDING
CONTINGENT LIABILITIES
CORPORATE GOVERNANCE
CRUDE OIL
CURRENCY
DEBT
DEMAND DEFICITS
DEVELOPMENT BANK
DIESEL
DISCOUNT RATE
DISTRIBUTION NETWORK
DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY
DISTRIBUTION OF OIL
DIVIDENDS
DOMESTIC COAL
DUE DILIGENCE
ECONOMIC ACTIVITY
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
ECONOMIC GROWTH
ECONOMIC VALUE
ECONOMIES OF SCALE
ECONOMISTS
EFFECTIVE USE
EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT
EFFICIENT MARKET
ELECTRIC POWER
ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION
ELECTRICITY PRICE
ELECTRICITY TARIFFS
ELECTRIFICATION
EMPLOYMENT
ENERGY CONSERVATION
ENERGY CONSUMPTION
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS
ENERGY GENERATION
ENERGY MIX
ENERGY NEEDS
ENERGY PLANNERS
ENERGY POLICIES
ENERGY PRICING
ENERGY REQUIREMENT
ENERGY RESOURCES
ENERGY SHORTAGES
ENERGY SOURCE
ENERGY SOURCES
ENERGY SYSTEMS
ENERGY USE
ENVIRONMENTAL
EQUITY CONTRIBUTION
EXCHANGE RATE
EXPLOITATION
FINANCES
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
FOREIGN EQUITY
FOREIGN EXCHANGE
FOREIGN INVESTMENT
FORESTRY
FOSSIL
FOSSIL FUEL
FUEL
FUEL COST
FUEL DEMAND
FUEL SUPPLY
GAS
GAS PIPELINES
GAS PRICE
GAS PRICES
GAS SUPPLY
GAS TURBINE
GASOLINE
GENERATION
GENERATION CAPACITY
GOVERNMENT POLICIES
GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
HOST COUNTRY
HUMAN CAPITAL
HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT
HYDRO POWER
HYDROPOWER
HYDROPOWER GENERATION
IMPORTS
INCOME
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN
INTERNAL RATE OF RETURNS
INTERNAL RATES OF RETURN
INTERNATIONAL BANK
INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS
KEROSENE
LENDERS
LENDING AGENCIES
LNG
LOAD FACTOR
LOAN
LOAN AGREEMENTS
MACROECONOMIC STABILITY
MARKET ACCESS
MARKET DEVELOPMENT
MARKET EFFICIENCY
MARKET POWER
MARKET SIZE
MARKET VALUE
MONETARY FUND
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL RESOURCES
OIL
OIL IMPORTING COUNTRIES
OIL PRICES
OIL RESOURCES
OIL SECTOR
OIL SPILL
OPPORTUNITY COST
OUTSTANDING DEBT
PEAK DEMAND
PETROLEUM
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
PETROLEUM REVENUE MANAGEMENT
PETROLEUM SECTOR
PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS
PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS
PILOT PROJECTS
PIPELINE
PLANT PRODUCTION
POWER COMPANY
POWER CONSUMPTION
POWER CORPORATION
POWER DISTRIBUTION
POWER FLOWS
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER GENERATORS
POWER GRID
POWER PLANTS
POWER PROJECT
POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS
POWER REQUIREMENT
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTORS
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER STATION
POWER STATIONS
POWER SYSTEM
World Bank
Bhutan Hydropower Sector Study : Opportunities and Strategic Options
geographic_facet South Asia
Bhutan
relation Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) paper;no. ESM 119/07
description The objective of this study is to analyze the opportunities and strategic options available to the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) to implement the hydropower projects included in its power master plan. It accounts for the relevant legal, technical, environmental, social and financial issues, as well as Bhutan's overall macroeconomic framework, and with full recognition that this resource is critical to Bhutan's economy. The scope of the study is to: (i) review and understand the framework for the existing agreement between India and Bhutan to finance the development of hydropower; (ii) review the power sector master plan to determine the competitiveness of planned projects, and their chances of being developed under a non-subsidized and/or private finance environment; (iii) review the options open to Bhutan in terms of power markets and trading; and (iv) propose some options for hydropower development in the medium to long term.
format Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Bhutan Hydropower Sector Study : Opportunities and Strategic Options
title_short Bhutan Hydropower Sector Study : Opportunities and Strategic Options
title_full Bhutan Hydropower Sector Study : Opportunities and Strategic Options
title_fullStr Bhutan Hydropower Sector Study : Opportunities and Strategic Options
title_full_unstemmed Bhutan Hydropower Sector Study : Opportunities and Strategic Options
title_sort bhutan hydropower sector study : opportunities and strategic options
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2014
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9425448/bhutan-hydropower-sector-study-opportunities-strategic-options
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17912
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spelling okr-10986-179122021-04-23T14:03:38Z Bhutan Hydropower Sector Study : Opportunities and Strategic Options World Bank ALTERNATIVE FUEL AMORPHOUS SILICON APPROACH AVAILABILITY BALANCE BALANCE SHEET BENEFICIARIES BIO-FUELS BIOMASS BIOMASS PROGRAM CAPITAL INVESTMENT CAPITAL MARKET CAPITAL MARKETS CASH FLOW CASH FLOWS CENTRAL BANK CLEAN AIR CLEAN COAL CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGIES CLEAN COAL TECHNOLOGY CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM COAL COAL MINING COAL PRICE COAL PRICES COAL PRODUCTION COAL RESERVES COMMERCIAL BANKS COMMERCIAL ENERGY COMMERCIAL LOANS COMMERCIAL SOLAR ENERGY INDUSTRY COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS COMPETITIVE BIDDING CONTINGENT LIABILITIES CORPORATE GOVERNANCE CRUDE OIL CURRENCY DEBT DEMAND DEFICITS DEVELOPMENT BANK DIESEL DISCOUNT RATE DISTRIBUTION NETWORK DISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY DISTRIBUTION OF OIL DIVIDENDS DOMESTIC COAL DUE DILIGENCE ECONOMIC ACTIVITY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ECONOMIC GROWTH ECONOMIC VALUE ECONOMIES OF SCALE ECONOMISTS EFFECTIVE USE EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT EFFICIENT MARKET ELECTRIC POWER ELECTRIC POWER PRODUCTION ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION ELECTRICITY PRICE ELECTRICITY TARIFFS ELECTRIFICATION EMPLOYMENT ENERGY CONSERVATION ENERGY CONSUMPTION ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENTS ENERGY GENERATION ENERGY MIX ENERGY NEEDS ENERGY PLANNERS ENERGY POLICIES ENERGY PRICING ENERGY REQUIREMENT ENERGY RESOURCES ENERGY SHORTAGES ENERGY SOURCE ENERGY SOURCES ENERGY SYSTEMS ENERGY USE ENVIRONMENTAL EQUITY CONTRIBUTION EXCHANGE RATE EXPLOITATION FINANCES FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT FOREIGN EQUITY FOREIGN EXCHANGE FOREIGN INVESTMENT FORESTRY FOSSIL FOSSIL FUEL FUEL FUEL COST FUEL DEMAND FUEL SUPPLY GAS GAS PIPELINES GAS PRICE GAS PRICES GAS SUPPLY GAS TURBINE GASOLINE GENERATION GENERATION CAPACITY GOVERNMENT POLICIES GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT HOST COUNTRY HUMAN CAPITAL HUMAN CAPITAL DEVELOPMENT HYDRO POWER HYDROPOWER HYDROPOWER GENERATION IMPORTS INCOME INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN INTERNAL RATE OF RETURNS INTERNAL RATES OF RETURN INTERNATIONAL BANK INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS INVESTMENT REQUIREMENTS KEROSENE LENDERS LENDING AGENCIES LNG LOAD FACTOR LOAN LOAN AGREEMENTS MACROECONOMIC STABILITY MARKET ACCESS MARKET DEVELOPMENT MARKET EFFICIENCY MARKET POWER MARKET SIZE MARKET VALUE MONETARY FUND NATURAL GAS NATURAL RESOURCES OIL OIL IMPORTING COUNTRIES OIL PRICES OIL RESOURCES OIL SECTOR OIL SPILL OPPORTUNITY COST OUTSTANDING DEBT PEAK DEMAND PETROLEUM PETROLEUM PRODUCTS PETROLEUM REVENUE MANAGEMENT PETROLEUM SECTOR PHOTOVOLTAIC APPLICATIONS PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEMS PILOT PROJECTS PIPELINE PLANT PRODUCTION POWER COMPANY POWER CONSUMPTION POWER CORPORATION POWER DISTRIBUTION POWER FLOWS POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION CAPACITY POWER GENERATORS POWER GRID POWER PLANTS POWER PROJECT POWER PURCHASE AGREEMENTS POWER REQUIREMENT POWER SECTOR POWER SECTORS POWER SHORTAGES POWER STATION POWER STATIONS POWER SYSTEM The objective of this study is to analyze the opportunities and strategic options available to the Royal Government of Bhutan (RGoB) to implement the hydropower projects included in its power master plan. It accounts for the relevant legal, technical, environmental, social and financial issues, as well as Bhutan's overall macroeconomic framework, and with full recognition that this resource is critical to Bhutan's economy. The scope of the study is to: (i) review and understand the framework for the existing agreement between India and Bhutan to finance the development of hydropower; (ii) review the power sector master plan to determine the competitiveness of planned projects, and their chances of being developed under a non-subsidized and/or private finance environment; (iii) review the options open to Bhutan in terms of power markets and trading; and (iv) propose some options for hydropower development in the medium to long term. 2014-04-17T21:12:36Z 2014-04-17T21:12:36Z 2007-12 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2007/12/9425448/bhutan-hydropower-sector-study-opportunities-strategic-options http://hdl.handle.net/10986/17912 English en_US Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) paper;no. ESM 119/07 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ Washington, DC Publications & Research :: ESMAP Paper Publications & Research South Asia Bhutan