The country will import 5,000 Mw of power from neighbouring nation Bhutan by 2020, Minister of State for Power Jairam Ramesh told Lok Sabha today.
“As per the agreement with Royal Government of Bhutan, our government has agreed to import 5,000 Mw electricity by 2020,” Ramesh said in a written reply.
Further, Ramesh said that several initiatives have been taken by the government to attract foreign direct investment (FDI) in the power sector.