• Selected Candidates for the post of Technician II
• Selected candidates for the post of Driver V

This is to notify all our valued customers in Dungkhar Gewog & Gangzur Gewog(Rotpa Baugang, Thrima, zhamling, Shawa,khauchung villages) under Lhuentse Dzongkhag that, there will be power supply shutdown w.e.f 7th to 16th June 2017 from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm for Right of Way(RoW) clearing along the power line.

Therefore, Bhutan Power Corporation(BPC), Lhuentse requests our valued customers to kindly bear with us.

Inconvenience cause is highly regretted.

Divisional Manager

ESD, Lhuentse

Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC) is pleased to invite sealed bids in two parts (Single Stage Two Envelope System – Technical & Financial) under International Competitive Bidding (ICB) and open to eligible contractors for the supply, construction, testing and commissioning of following works as defined in the bidding document:

(a) The scope of work in brief includes design, engineering, manufacture, supply, transportation to site, insurance, storage, erection, testing and commissioning of

i. 2 x 20 MVA, 66/33 kV indoor GIS substation at Changidaphu in Thimphu

ii. 2 x 5 MVA, 66/33 indoor GIS substation at Damji in Gasa

The scope of work shall also cover associated survey, soil investigation, civil works, including design & construction of outdoor equipment foundations, gantry structures, cable trenches, earth mat, substation fencing, retaining wall, GIS building, etc. The above said scope of the work is only indicative. For details, please refer to Bidding Documents.

(b) A complete set of Bidding Documents (Both Package A & B) may be purchased by Bidder(s) or their representatives on submission of a written application to the address given below upon payment of non-refundable fee of Nu. 75,000/- (Ngultrum seventy-five thousand only), in cash or in the form of a demand draft in favour of the “Director, Finance, Bhutan Power Corporation Limited, Thimphu, Bhutan”, payable at Bank of Bhutan, Thimphu on all working days between 0900 hours and 1700 hours from June 15, 2017, to July 14, 2017.

BPC shall not be responsible for loss of documents or delay in dispatch through post.  Further, the issuance of documents shall not construe automatic qualification of Bidders.

(c) The bidding document may also be downloaded from the BPC’s website at www.bpc.bt. However, the interested bidders shall intimate BPC at the address given below of its intent to bid for the works and arrange to make payments for the bidding documents on or before July 14, 2017. It shall be noted that in case of any discrepancy between the web copy and the hard copy sold by BPC, the provisions of the latter shall govern.

All Bids must be accompanied by the following Bid Security, individually for each package, in the form of Bank Draft or Bank Guarantee in the prescribed proforma given in the Bidding documents:

PACKAGE A – Nu. 8,300,000 (Ngultrum eight million three hundred thousand only) or USD 130,915 (US Dollar one hundred thirty thousand nine hundred fifteen only) at an exchange rate of Nu.63.40/USD

PACKAGE B – Nu. 8,000,000 (Ngultrum eight million only) or USD 126,183 (US Dollar one hundred twenty six thousand one hundred eighty three only) at an exchange rate of Nu.63.40/USD

(d) All prospective bidders will be required to sign the Integrity Pact while purchasing the Bidding Document and must depute authorized official to purchase the bid document along with the application to sign the Integrity Pact.

(e) Sealed Bids complete in all respects may be submitted to General Manager, Transmission Construction Department, Transmission Services, Bhutan Power Corporation Limited, Thimphu up to 1500 hours on August 22, 2017 and the Technical Bids shall be opened on the same day at 1600 hours in the Conference Hall of BPC Head Office, Thimphu, Bhutan in the presence of the Bidders or their authorised representatives who choose to attend.

(f) Before submission of the bid, bidders are required to make themselves fully conversant with the complete bid specifications and also visit the Project Sites so that no ambiguity arises at a later date in this respect. Towards this, a joint site visit for all interested bidders is scheduled on July 17, 2017 for Package B and July 19, 2017 for Package A, and following the site visit, a pre-bid meeting on July 20, 2017 will be held at Thimphu, Bhutan.

(g) BPC reserves the right to accept or reject the Bids without assigning any reason.

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION

The General Manager,

Transmission Construction Department,

Transmission Services,

PO Box No. 580,

Bhutan Power Corporation Ltd.,

Thimphu, Bhutan.

Telephone:  +975-2- 331988 / 325096 (Extn: 220).

Facsimile: +975-2-322046.

Email: thinleygyeltshen@bpc.bt / tcdho@bpc.bt

General Manager

• Vol-I 66kV GIS(common) (63 MB)
• Volume-II 66kV GIS (Changidaphu ‘A’)
• Vol-II- 66kV GIS (damji ‘B’)
• Vol-III 66kV GIS( Package A & B)

• Click Here to Download

Sealed bids are invited from the eligible Large Class (W3 Category) Bhutanese Contractors registered with the Construction Development Board and holding valid trade license for the following works:

Tenders containing detailed terms & conditions can be purchased from the office of the Regional Director, Regional Corporate Office, BPC, Gelephu during office hours upon submission of a written application along with copies of valid Trade License & CDB registration certificate and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of Nu. 1500.00 (Ngultrum One Thousand Five Hundred) only. For any queries, contact Mr. Kuenzang at +975 6 252085.

BPC reserves the right to accept or reject the bids without assigning any reason.

Vacancy Announcement

The Regional Corporate Office, BPC, Samdrup Jongkhar invites application from interested Bhutanese candidates who are 18-50 years old for the following vacancy:

The interested candidates should submit following documents in duplicate along with BPC Job Application  Form  (The forms can be downloaded from BPC Website (www.bpc.bt):

• Citizenship ID Card
• Online Security Clearance Certificate (validity of 1 year)
• Medical Certificate (validity of 6 months). Any overwriting shall not be accepted unless authenticated by the examining doctor.
• Work Experience Certificate, if any.

Note:   Applicants’ qualification should be below Class VIII

The application can be submitted to Assistant HR Officer, Regional Corporate Office, BPC, Samdrup Jongkhar located at BPC Complex, S/Jongkhar during office hours (9:00 AM – 5:00 PM with lunch break from 1:00 – 2:00 PM). The last date for submission of application is on July 14, 2017. For further details/clarifications, please contact Mr.  Pema Tshering, at 07-251156/17467422, during office hours.

Regional Director

BPC/PSD/FirstAidBoxes/2017/11

Bid doc for S&D of First Aid box

• New ransomware attack hit computers around the globe on Tuesday 
• Ukraine is worst hit so far, with Chernobyl radiation monitoring system affected
• Country’s deputy leader said all computers are down in ‘unprecedented’ attack
• Companies in UK, US, France, Norway, Denmark have also confirmed issues  
• IT experts dubbed new virus GoldenEye and say it is similar to ‘WannaCry’

Hackers have unleashed a major cyber attack causing huge disruption to companies and governments across the globe including in the UK, US and Russia.

The Petya ransomware hijacks victims’ computers before encrypting their files and holding them hostage until a fee is paid.

Chernobyl’s radiation monitoring system has been hit by the attack with its sensors shut down while UK advertising giant WPP, the largest agency in the world, among dozens of firms affected.

The ransomware appears to have been spread through popular accounting software and specifically targeted at bringing down business IT systems.

The outage began in Ukraine as the country’s power grid, airport, national bank and communications firms were first to report problems, before it spread rapidly throughout Europe.

Companies in the US, Germany, Norway, Russia, Denmark and France are among those to have confirmed issues so far.

It comes just weeks after the WannaCry attack which paralysed the NHS and left hundreds of thousands of users around the world unable to access their data.

More than 200,000 victims in 150 countries were infected by that software, which originated in the UK and Spain last month, before spreading globally.

But cyber security experts have warned that this time the virus is much more dangerous because it has no ‘kill switch’ and is designed to spread rapidly though networks.

Marcus Hutchins, who foiled the previous WannaCry attack by discovering a way to stop it from infecting new computers, told MailOnline that even if users pay the fee their files could now be lost forever.

He said: ‘The company that hosts the email account which the ransomware asks you to contact has closed the account. There’s no way to get files back.
‘It’s early days – we don’t know if we can find a fix yet. But if it’s decryptable we will find a way.’

Hutchins, 22, continued: ‘Everyone’s looking at this right now and I’m working with other researchers.

‘I was just praying it wasn’t the Wannacry exploit again. Ideally we’ll have to find a way to decrypt the files or else people are not going to get them back.’

The ransomware targets computers using the Windows XP operating system which have not installed the latest security updates released by Microsoft.

Experts fear that could mean major infrastructure such as healthcare systems and power networks using archaic technology will be the worst affected.

One security researcher going by the name BleepingComputer told MailOnline that x-ray machines and other critical medical devices could be deactivated in hospitals, adding: ‘We’re going to see wide-scale damage.’

He continued: ‘The biggest computers that may have an issue are those running old legacy hardware or software systems such as healthcare and control systems for industrial services.

Things like that that are running on archaic operating systems simply because they don’t have the ability to upgrade.

‘There was a power plant infected by this which is really scary because those are the most vulnerable types of systems.’

Russia’s Rosneft oil company and steel firm Evraz, Danish shipping giant A.P. Moller-Maersk, and global law firm DLA Piper confirmed issues, along with French industrial group Saint-Gobain.

Radiation checks at the Chernobyl nuclear disaster site in Ukraine were being carried out manually after the wave of cyber attacks.

A spokesman said: ‘Due to the temporary disconnection of Windows systems, radiation monitoring of the industrial site is being carried out manually.’

Rozenko Pavlo, Ukraine’s deputy Prime Minister, posted an image of his locked computer, saying ‘all computers of the government’ had fallen victim to the virus.

An image he uploaded shows a black screen covered in white text which warns that ‘one of your disks contains errors and needs to be repaired’.

The screen also warns not to turn the computer off otherwise all data will be lost.

He called the attack ‘unprecedented’, though said vital services would not be affected.

Another screen with red text warns that files on the computer have been encrypted and will only be released if a payment of £300 in anonymous online currency Bitcoin is made.

Oleksandr Turchynov, head of Ukraine’s national security council, immediately pointed the finger at Moscow, saying: ‘Already on first analysis it is possible to talk of Russian fingerprints.’

Anders Rosendahl, a spokesman for Copenhagen-based AP Moller-Maersk, said: ‘We are talking about a cyberattack.’

‘It has affected all branches of our business, at home and abroad.’

There’s very little information about who might be behind the disruption, but technology experts who examined screenshots circulating on social media said it bears the hallmarks of ransomware.

Cyber security expert Daniel Gallagher told MailOnline: ‘We are still in the early stages of determining the scope of impact, though there are indications that it is rapidly spreading.

‘I think we will see a different kind of impact, since Wannacry had the side effect of forcing a lot of locations to patch their computers.

‘The areas we will likely see impacted could be some of the worst though.

‘They will be the locations that for some reason or another could not afford to patch in a timely manner.

‘Places that may have industrial controls or other critical infrastructure that can’t easily be taken offline to upgrade.’

Such viruses hold data to ransom, scrambling it until a payment is made, usually requesting virtual currency Bitcoin because it cannot be traced to a user.

The world is still recovering from a previous outbreak of ransomware, called WannaCry or WannaCrypt, which spread rapidly using digital break-in tools originally created by the U.S. National Security Agency and recently leaked to the web.

While experts cannot definitively say where that attack originated, information hidden in the code used to run in pointed to the involvement of North Korea.

Source: Dailymail

The contract for Tender: BPC/DCSD/DMS/79, Tender Name: ESTABLISHMENT OF DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (DMS) UNDER THIMPHU ESD has been awarded to M/s. Open Systems International, Inc. (OSI) on 26^th June, 2017 at Nu.248,416,806.10.

The DMS project for Thimphu Distribution Network is envisioned to improve the overall electrical power reliability, quality and operational efficiency of the distribution network in Thimphu thereby improving customer satisfaction apart from modernization of the electrical grid. About 467 plus numbers of Substations, Distribution Transformers (DTs), Ring Main Units(RMUs), Sectionalizers and Auto Reclosure Circuit Breakers (ARCBs) spread in about 300km of 11 and 33 kV lines are planned to be adapted to be monitored and controlled from state of the art DMS Control Centers which will be located in Babesa and Chubachu in Thimphu.

On successful implementation of the project, BPC intends to replicate such projects in other regions of the country in the future.

The project is scheduled to be completed in eighteen (18) months of time.

This is to notify all our valued customers in Sombeykha and Ghakeling, Samar and Esu gewog under Haa Dzongkhag and part of Naja gewog, under Paro Dzongkhag that, there will be power supply interruption with effect from 10th July to 31st August 2017 from 8.30 AM to 5:30 PM for Right of Way (RoW) clearing along the corridor of 33 kV and 11 kV power lines.

 Therefore, Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC), Haa requests our valued customers to kindly bear with us. We apologize for any inconveniences that might cause during the above period.

For any further information, please call us at 1250.

Divisional Manager

ESD-BPC-Haa

The 15^th foundation day of BPC was celebrated at Kedheykhar, Mongar and Honorable Prime Minister Dasho Tshering Tobgay graced the occasion as the Chief Guest.

BPC Management and senior officials started the day by offering prayers and butter lamps at Kedheykhar Shedra, Mongar.

The Honorable Chief Guest, Lyonchhen was welcomed by BPC Chairperson Dasho Ugyen Chhewang, MD and the Management with the chipdrel and marchang ceremony.

Associate Director, HRAS gave the welcome address followed by Managing Director’s report on the progress of the BPC from July 1, 2002 until June 30, 2017.

Honorable Lyonchhen then awarded memento to the 10 retired employees who served for more than 24 years to 41 years. Appreciation certificates and rewards were also awarded to the BPC employees recognizing their hard work and dedicated services (The detailed list of the awardees are mentioned at the end).

Lyonchhen, while gracing the BPC day also thanked BPC for its 15 years of service. He said that as of April 2017, BPC has achieved 99.97 percent electricity coverage and stated that it was a huge achievement for BPC.

BPC employees and the local villager’s group performed some cultural programs and the day ended with a Tashi Labey.

CERTIFICATES, REWARDS & MEMENTO FOR 2017

Office Certificates and Rewards

1. Best Electricity Services Division – Electricity Services Division, Lhuntse

In recognition of their excellent team work in achieving their target and securing first position amongst the 19 Electricity Services Divisions in areas of collection efficiency, loss reduction, customer satisfaction, physical verification and safety.

2. Best Transmission Division- Transmission Maintenance Division, Gelephu

In recognition for the excellent work done by the division in restoring power during the monsoon flood in 2016 and in relocating towers at difficult terrain. The Division’s work of repair and maintenance of Phankhar Zam which has benefitted the public is also appreciated.

3. Best Support Service Department – Human Resources & Administration Services

In recognition of the efforts put in by its team in the areas of quality of services provided, time taken for service delivery and for rendering exemplary support to the employees of BPC.

Employee Certificates and Rewards

Certificate of Recognition with Reward

1. Deo Bahadur Kami, Assistant Lineman I, ESD Gelephu

For risking his life and crossing the river during the flood of 2016 in Gelephu to save company asset worth Nu. 0.82 Million and also restoring power in time.

2. Sonam Nidup, Assistant Lineman II, ESD Mongar

For receiving appreciation from the office of HRH the Gyaltshab and thereby uplifting the public image of BPC and for saving cost to the Company by restoring Khalanzey Mini Hydro Power Plant when the plant was nonoperational due to flood in 2016

3.Sushil Pradhan, Finance Officer, FAS Tsirang

For smoothly shouldering financial transactions of several mega projects and for adhering to the financial norms of the Company.

4.Yeshey Wangchuk, Lineman II, TMD Phuntsholing

For being one of the few technical experts in BPC in carrying out installation of spacers between conductors in 400 KV transmission lines which are sometimes at the height of more than 200 meters and whose spans are also very long.

Certificate of Recognition

1. Sonam Pelden Tshewang, Sr. Engineer, ESD Thimphu

In recognition for making himself available round-the-clock in the service of the Company. He is also recognized for undertaking the lighting project during the Royal Bhutan Flower Exhibition at the Memorial Chorten in Thimphu.

2. Sonam Dhendup, Dy. IT Officer, IT Division

For working as a Network Administrator in two major projects and carrying out tasks such as network maintenance and network expansion without having to outsource the work and thereby saving cost to the company.

Certificate of Management Appreciation with Reward

1. Ugyen Dorji, Associate Engineer, ESD Paro

For his skills in public coordination and for successfully completing important projects at the Palace, Royal Academy Project, Pangbisa Law College and Paro Dzong.

2. Norbu Gyeltshen, Engineer, CMTD

For being one of the few technical experts in BPC capable enough to independently repair and maintain small hydro power plants and for having successfully repaired/assembled several small hydro power machines.

3. Tshagay, Sr. Security cum Fire Guard, SBSB

For always volunteering to work as cook besides his normal duties in almost all BPC functions thereby saving cost to the company.

Memento for Superannuated Employees

In BPC, we have a system of inviting employees who have superannuated in the past year to join us during the celebration of BPC DAY. In recognition to their long years of service to the Company, we present the retirees with a Memento from the Company.

In between 1st July 2016 to 30 June 2017, sixteen employees have superannuated from BPC. Out of the 16 retirees, 10 of them joined us to celebrate the day on 1st July.

The list of retirees are:

BPC/ICD/Tender-07/2017/01

• Click Here To Download the Bid Document (42 MB)

Dasho Ugyen Chhewang, Chairman, Board of Directors travelled to Trashigang and Samdrupjongkhar as a part of the familiarization tour from 02 July 2017 to 06 July 2017. Dasho Ugyen visited the following sites during the 5 days tour.

1. 2×10 MVA, 132/33 kV Corlung substation area, Trashiyangtse which will be constructed for construction power of Khollongchu Hydro Project.
2. Chenary Mini Hydel which is planned to be rehabilitated
3. Khaling Minihydel rehabilitation area that is being planned including the intake
4. 132 kV Kanglung –Phuntshothang Transmission line Project Office at Phuntshothang, Samdrupjongkhar
5. Deothang substation, Samdrupjongkhar
6. Ekra housing complex at Deothang, Samdrupjongkhar
7. RCO office at Samdrupjongkhar

Dasho Ugyen also met the staff of Trashigang and Samdrupjongkhar and had a brief talk on the importance of Safety, Customer care/services and importance of Cyber Security.

Shortlisted Candidates for interview for post of ESP

Tender No. BPC/ESD/2K17/T-6 dated 8^th July 2017

1. The Electricity Services Division, under Distribution and Customer Services Department, Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (hereinafter refer to as “the Employer”) has a budget for right of way clearing. It is intended that part of the proceeds of this budget will be applied to eligible payments under the contracts for the right of way clearing in and around Thimphu distribution network (hereinafter referred as “works”).

 

2. The Electricity Services Division, Distribution and Customer Services Department, Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (hereinafter referred to as “the Employer”) now invites sealed bids from Bhutanese petty contractors with ) valid trade license

 

3. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the office of:

                     Senior Divisional Manager,

                     Electricity Services Division,

                     Bhutan Power Corporation Limited,

                     Thimphu: Bhutan

                     Telephone No: +975-2-336884;

4. A complete set of bidding document may be purchased by interested Bidder on the submission of a written application to the address above and upon payment of a non-refundable fee of 1000.00 (Bhutanese Ngultrum One thousand Five hundred only). The sale of bidding document will be from 10^th July 2017 to 8^th August 2017 coordinated by the concerned Operation and Maintenance Unit indicated under Clause 3.3 of Instructions to Bidders of the bidding document.

 

5. Bids must be delivered to the above office on or before 1430 hours on 8^th August 2017 and must be accompanied by a Bid Security amount mentioned against individual package under serial number 1 above in Bhutanese Ngultrum (Nu.).

 

6. Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidder’s representatives who choose to attend at 1500 hours on 8^th August 2017office of the Senior Divisional Manager Thimphu, Bhutan.

 

7. BPC will not be responsible for any expenses incurred by Bidders in connection with the preparation or delivery of bids.

Sr. Divisional Manager

BPC/PSD/2018 Materials/2017/14 dated July 29 , 2017

Bid document for supply and delivery of Distribution Box&Mini Pillar, Cable Jointing Kits and Lightning Arrestor

75/TD/BPC/2017/Vol-6/351

Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC) invites sealed bids from Class Large Bhutanese Contractors registered with the Construction Development Board and holding a valid Trade License & CDB Certificate.

• For Distribution Trans. ABC Fittings & Aerial Bubdled Conductors
• For Hardware Fittings, Poles. Pole Fittings & Electrical Line Materials
• For Switching Equipt. Insulaters. RMU. CT Rings and Meters
• For XLPE Cables. PVC Cables. & ACSR Conductor

28/TD/BPC/2017/Vol-8/371

Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPC) invites sealed bids from Class Large Bhutanese Contractors registered with the Construction Development Board and holding a valid Trade License & CDB Certificate.

The BPC reserves the right to reject or accept the bids without assigning any reason.

                                                                                                                                                         General Manager