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Power Plants in Bhutan

Bhutan has 5 power plants on the map, adding up to about 1 GW of capacity. By number of plants, the most common type is hydro. Below: the full fuel mix and the country’s biggest stations. From the WRI Global Power Plant Database, snapshot 2026-06-23.

POWER PLANTS5

TOTAL CAPACITY1 GW

MOST COMMON FUELHydro

By fuel

How Bhutan’s plants split by primary fuel, by number of stations, with total installed capacity for each.

Hydro5 · 100% · 1 GW

Largest power plants in Bhutan

The country’s biggest stations by installed capacity, with fuel and commissioning year where recorded.

1,020 MWTala Hydroelectric Power Plant BhutanHydro

336 MWChhukha Hydroelectric Power Plant BhutanHydro

64 MWBasochhu Hydroelectric Power Plant BhutanHydro

60 MWKurichhu Hydro-electric Power Station BhutanHydro

2 MWRangjung Small Hydroelectric Power Plant BhutanHydro

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