What is the main source of energy in Bhutan?

Unlike in developed countries, households in the developing countries such as Bhutan, mostly rely on biomass (fuel-wood) as main the primary source of energy; especially for cooking and space heating, rather than other sources of energy.

Does Bhutan have a good energy policy?

The Royal Government of Bhutan has already started taking initiative towards energy efficiency and conservation and the energy policies are already in the pipeline which needs adopted meaningfully.

How much electricity does Bhutan use a year?

The usual winter periods import is about 160 GWh which is expected to grow by 25% annually [11-13]. World average per capita electricity consumption is about 3,500 kWh and Bhutan per capita electricity consumption is almost in par with world's average (3,400 kWh).

How much energy does a Bhutanese household consume a year?

On average, a household here consumes approximately 4,500 kWh per year and spends BTN 1200 (1USD=64BTN, Bhutanese Currency Ngultrum) in winter and BTN 600 in summer month on electricity. Operating time and penetration of appliances are the main characteristics that attributes to the disparity in energy consumption under different income classes.

What kind of fuel does Bhutan use?

Households in Bhutan commonly use biomass which constitute about 87% followed by electricity (8%), LPG (3%) and kerosene (2%) of the total fuel mix composition. This is basically that the rural households still rely on biomass (firewood and briquettes) while urban households largely depends on electricity and the LPG.

Which type of energy mix is most consumed in the household sector?

Highest energy mix was consumed by space heating end-use (38.58%), pursued by cooking (29.65%) of the total final energy mix consumed in the household sector because: Bukhari (Traditional metal oven fed with biomass) and kerosene heater were also used beside electrical heaters for space heating, while cooling load was negligible.