en.Wedoany.com Reported - Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) has secured a construction contract valued at INR 1.27 billion (approximately USD 13.3 million) from Wangchhu Hydroelectric Power Limited (WHPL) for the diversion tunnel, hydraulic gates, and cofferdam works of the Wangchhu Hydropower Plant project, with a planned completion period of nine months.

According to HCC, the contract was awarded following the completion of technical and financial evaluations by WHPL. The initiation of the diversion works aims to enable an early start of the project's main civil works, thereby supporting the overall implementation schedule of the Wangchhu Hydropower Plant project.

The contract signing comes as Bhutan advances its plans to expand the hydropower sector under the framework of its 13th Five-Year Plan (2024–2029). The government has set a target of achieving 6,000 MW of installed hydropower capacity and continues to invest in large-scale hydropower development projects.

HCC has been active in Bhutan for over 30 years, having participated in the construction of several hydropower projects in the country, including Tala (1,020 MW), Kurichu (60 MW), Punatsangchhu-I (1,200 MW), Dagachhu (114 MW), and Nikachhu (118 MW).

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