Eastern Transmission Line and Pooling Station Development Project

Country, Site Pemagatshel and Mongar Districts
Project Outline The objective of the Project is to ensure a stable electricity supply in eastern Bhutan and to strengthen interregional power interconnections, including cross-border connectivity, by constructing 400 kV transmission lines and substations commensurate with the increased power generation capacity, thereby contributing to connected power system stability and sustainable economic growth.
Category B
Reason of
Categorization		 The project is not located in a sensitive area, nor has sensitive characteristics, nor falls into sensitive sectors under the JICA Guidelines for Environmental and Social Considerations (January, 2022) and its potential adverse impacts on the environment are not likely to be significant.
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