Tangsibji Hydro Energy Limited (THyE) is a 100% subsidiary company of Druk Green Power corporation Limited which was incorporated on April 25,2014 as a special Purpose Vehicle(SPV) for the implementation of the 118MW Nikachhu Hydropower Project. The Project is estimated to cost Nu.11.96 billion. Nikachhu Hydropower Project is a run-of-the-river scheme project located in Tangsibji Gewog,Trongsa.The Dam site is located in Lorim which is 6km downstream of the Chendibji chorten.A design discharge of 25.45m3/s is diverted through 4 m finished diameter Head Race Tunnel which is 11,998.50 m long and hits two pelton turbine in the Power House generating as...
Environment and Social Safeguards
For the development of 118 MW Nikachhu Hydro Power Project, lease agreement was signed with the Ministry of Economic Affairs on May 1, 2015. A total of 195.262 acres of Government Reserve Forest Land were taken on lease for development of internal access roads, muck disposal area, colonies and contractor construction facility. To minimize the number of affected household, efforts were undertaken during the design stage by relocating the power house to existing location at Norbuodi (latitude 27°29’12.44″N and Longitude 90°29’26.71″E) from Tangsibji village. Other additional CSR activities are also carried out by THyE besides implementing CDP in the Resettlement...
