Bhutan

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Publisher: Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Article | Last updated: 10/10/2014

Bhutan MDG country progress snapshot

Norway’s assistance to Bhutan’s energy sector dates back more than 20 years, and has mainly consisted of support for the hydropower sector. In 2012, Norway and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) entered into a five-year, NOK 100 million agreement with Bhutan to increase access to energy services and reduce emissions of greenhouse gases from the energy sector. With the support of the Energy+ Partnership, energy efficiency improvements could save 5–8 MW of electricity during periods of peak demand, while increased use of renewable energy and improvements in energy efficiency could reduce emissions by 49 %.

Read more about additional Norwegian assistance to clean energy development here: Norad - Energy for Sustainable Development - Annual report 2012

Agreement period
2012–2016

Total budget:
NOK 100 million

Relevant document:
Framework document

Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley and Norwegian Minister of International Development Heikki E. Holmås. Photo: Trond Viken, Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Bhutanese Prime Minister Jigme Y. Thinley and Norwegian Minister of International Development Heikki E. Holmås. Photo: Trond Viken, MFA, Oslo

Official name: Kingdom of Bhutan Capital: Thimphu Population: 725 296 (July 2013 estimate) Access to electricity (% of population): 72 (50 in rural areas, 100 in urban areas) Access to non-solid fuel (% of population): 60 (45 in rural areas, >95 in urban areas) Rate of primary energy intensity improvement, CAGR (%) from 199–2010: -4.260 Share (%) of renewable energy (RE) in total final energy consumption: 91.7Source: SE4All Global Tracking Framework (2013), CIA The World Fact Book