Saturday, June 7, 2025
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy
ENG
DZO
BBSCL Logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
Radio Live
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule
No Result
View All Result
BBSCL logo
Radio LIVE

Zhemgang’s electric vehicle charging station faces further delays

November 27, 2023
in Other Stories, Sci/Tech, Technology
Reading Time: 2 mins read
0
0
SHARES
5
VIEWS
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

The long-awaited electric vehicle charging station in Zhemgang has been faced with another obstacle. The station’s construction works have been found to be inferior and are being rectified causing further delay to its already overdue deadline. The EV charging station in Zhemgang district was supposed to be ready by August of 2022.

36-year-old Sangay Rinchen is an electric cab driver and frequently visits the district for business. He says he was excited when he heard the news that a new charging station would be opened in Zhemgang. But he has been left disappointed as he still continues to charge his electric vehicle at private homes and shops.

“Charging stations in all the dzongkhags are complete but I don’t know why Zhemgang is behind. Whenever I reach here, it has remained in the same condition. I think the EV charging machines were installed but could not be made operational.” said Sangay Rinchen, EV Taxi Driver.

Minjurla, a resident in Dakphil said, “Repeated rectification works will incur extra expenses. If it had been planned well, it would not have been like this. Now, who will be held accountable for these lapses, because works have been carried out repeatedly.”

At the moment, works are being carried out to strengthen the foundation of the station. It is being done by the Department of Surface Transport who took over from the Bhutan Construction and Transport Authority in August last year. Officials told BBS that for this, the EV chargers and cable wires have also been removed and will need reinstallation.

They said that most of the expenses are being covered by the money from the project’s initial allocation which was not released to the contractor due to the poor work quality. The contractor was terminated in July.

Officials added that they expect to complete the works by the end of December, after which it will be handed over to the Bhutan Power Cooperation.

The construction of the EV charging station was started in early 2022 at the cost of 2 million ngultrum.

Pema Samdrup

Edited by Yeshi Gyaltshen

Previous Post

Lingdaen’s health centre helps treat rising Non-Communicable Diseases

Next Post

Campaign aligning with 16-day activism starts to address Gender-Based Violence

Next Post
Campaign aligning with 16-day activism starts to address Gender-Based Violence

Campaign aligning with 16-day activism starts to address Gender-Based Violence

Central Monastic Body launches comprehensive guideline

Central Monastic Body launches comprehensive guideline

Zalashingzor-Rinchenthang road in Pema Gatshel left in limbo

Zalashingzor-Rinchenthang road in Pema Gatshel left in limbo

Please login to join discussion

RECOMMENDED NEWS

Three former local leaders of Norgaygang Gewog convicted of illegal road construction- Samtse

Three former local leaders of Norgaygang Gewog convicted of illegal road construction- Samtse

3 years ago
12
RENEW office building goes energy-efficient

RENEW office building goes energy-efficient

3 years ago
12

Druk Gyalpo’s Relief Kidu will continue for another three months

5 years ago
3
UNDP COVID-19 Response Support agreement signed

UNDP COVID-19 Response Support agreement signed

5 years ago
3

BROWSE BY CATEGORIES

  • Accidents (14)
  • Agriculture (426)
  • Announcement (174)
  • Audience Survey Report (1)
  • Business (744)
  • Crime/Legal (367)
  • Culture (47)
  • Development (51)
  • Disaster (57)
  • Economy (277)
  • Education (412)
  • Entertainment (13)
  • Environment (60)
  • Feature (65)
  • Featured (6)
  • Festival (78)
  • GMC (14)
  • Headlines (6)
  • Health (622)
  • Legal (52)
  • Literature (9)
  • Livestock (75)
  • Media (25)
  • Other Stories (5,574)
  • Politics (419)
  • RCSC (1)
  • Recent stories (5)
  • Religion (45)
  • Sci/Tech (709)
  • Social (515)
  • Sports (449)
  • Technology (190)
  • Tourism (19)
  • Uncategorized (13,866)
  • Video (136)
  • Video Story (249)
  • Wildlife (42)

BROWSE BY TOPICS

Tender Announcement Vacancy Announcement

POPULAR NEWS

  • BPC’s investigation rules out transformer short circuit as Damchhu forest fire cause

    Viral video of Bhutanese man assaulted by locals and police in Jaigaon sparks safety concerns

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Gelephu Mindfulness City opens recruitment drive for Bhutanese professionals

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • Newspaper accuses DPT candidate of political ploy

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • A centenarian’s recipe to longevity

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
  • 40 companies risk closure over failure to submit financial reports

    0 shares
    Share 0 Tweet 0
BBSCL

Bhutan Broadcasting Service (BBS) is Bhutan’s primary national broadcaster, delivering diverse news and entertainment in multiple languages, fostering cultural understanding and public knowledge.

Follow us on social media:

Recent News

  • RMA to roll out seven new measures for loan repayment support
  • National Housing Strategy to be ready by September
  • Bhutan begins NFT sales, to preserve heritage
  • City bus viability raised in parliament, MoIT minister cites past privatisation failures
  • Paro MP questions airport expansion impact on affected landowners

News Category

  • Accidents
  • Agriculture
  • Announcement
  • Audience Survey Report
  • Business
  • Crime/Legal
  • Culture
  • Development
  • Disaster
  • Economy
  • Education
  • Entertainment
  • Environment
  • Feature
  • Featured
  • Festival
  • GMC
  • Headlines
  • Health
  • Legal
  • Literature
  • Livestock
  • Media
  • Other Stories
  • Politics
  • RCSC
  • Recent stories
  • Religion
  • Sci/Tech
  • Social
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Tourism
  • Uncategorized
  • Video
  • Video Story
  • Wildlife
  • Contact Us
  • About BBS
  • Privacy & Policy

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.

Welcome Back!

Login to your account below

Forgotten Password? Sign Up

Create New Account!

Fill the forms below to register

All fields are required. Log In

Retrieve your password

Please enter your username or email address to reset your password.

Log In

Add New Playlist

No Result
View All Result
  • Home
  • Business
  • Politics
  • Sports
  • Education
  • More
    • Announcement
    • Audience Survey Report
    • Programme
    • Radio Dzo-Channel Schedule
    • Radio Mix-Channel Schedule

© 2024 BBSCL. All rights reserved.