The 60 MW Kurichhu hydropower station in Gyalpoizhing, Mongar, has shut down for eight days starting February 11, to allow Bhutan Power Corporation Limited (BPCL) to do maintenance work on substations and transmission lines in the eastern region. This means eight eastern and central dzongkhags, including Sarpang and Zhemgang, will not receive power supply from 8:00 am to 4:30 pm until February 18. The executive director of transmission department, K B Wakhley, told Kuensel that every effort was being made to minimise the power shutdown period.