ORGANOGRAM
Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC) was formed as an offshoot of the erstwhile Department of Power, the then Ministry of Trade and Industry and was launched as Public Utility Company on 1st July 2002 with an objective that the corporatization of the utility functions would lead to greater efficiency and better delivery of electricity supply services in the power sector.
Later, the Ownership was transferred to Druk Holding and Investment Limited (DHI), the commercial arm of the Royal Government of Bhutan, established in 2007 upon issuance of Royal Charter in 2007 “to hold and manage the existing and future investments of the Royal Government for the long term benefit of the people of Bhutan”
BPC participated in dhiTECHHACK 2021: Group Innovation Challenge 2021 which was conducted on 22nd October 2021 at Le Meridian, Thimphu. The team was formed from Strategy, Planning and Business Development Department, Strategy & Technology Services, BPC. A total of 9 teams from various DHI companies participated in the competition. BPC with an idea of EV2X (Electric Vehicle to any load) Concept as an Ancillary Energy Sources to Mitigate Power Outages /Power Deficit took 2nd place with cash price of Nu. 75,000/-. BPC is now looking forward to implement its first EV2X project at its Corporate Head Office, Thimphu using its 3EVs to encourage public to go green and clean with efficient use of their available resources.
The team would like to thank DHI InnoTech and congratulate all the participants.