PM Modi in Bhutan: 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II inaugurated, ₹4,000 crore credit line announced
Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Bhutan on 11 November 2025 saw the inauguration of the 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project, built under an India–Bhutan bilateral agreement, and the announcement of a ₹4,000 crore Line of Credit to Bhutan.
Summary
Other outcomes of PM Modi's Bhutan visit included an understanding to resume work on the main dam of the 1200 MW Punatsangchhu-I project, a grant of land in Varanasi for a Bhutanese temple, monastery and guest house, and a decision to set up an Immigration Check Post at Hatisar across Gelephu. The two sides signed MoUs on renewable energy (solar, wind, biomass, storage and green hydrogen), on health and medicine, and between Bhutan's PEMA Secretariat and NIMHANS on mental-health capacity building.
Key facts
- Inaugurated
- 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II HEP
- Line of Credit
- ₹4,000 cr
- Punatsangchhu-I
- Work on 1200 MW main dam to resume
- Land grant
- Varanasi, for Bhutanese temple/monastery
- New ICP
- Hatisar, across Gelephu
- MoUs
- Renewable energy; health; PEMA–NIMHANS
Practice MCQs 3 questions
What is the capacity of the Punatsangchhu-II Hydroelectric Project in Bhutan, inaugurated during PM Modi's visit in November 2025?
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Correct answer: C — 1020 MW
The 1020 MW Punatsangchhu-II project was inaugurated; 1200 MW is the capacity of Punatsangchhu-I.
What was the size of the Line of Credit to Bhutan announced during PM Modi's visit in November 2025?
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Correct answer: A — ₹4,000 crore
The list of outcomes includes an INR 4,000 crore Line of Credit to Bhutan.
Consider the following outcomes of PM Modi's visit to Bhutan in November 2025: 1. A decision to establish an Immigration Check Post at Hatisar across Gelephu. 2. A grant of land in Bodh Gaya for a Bhutanese temple and guest house. Which of the above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A — 1 only
An ICP at Hatisar across Gelephu was agreed. The land grant for a Bhutanese temple, monastery and guest house is in Varanasi, not Bodh Gaya.