On the birth anniversary of The Fourth Druk Gyalpo, Desuung Skilling Programme honors the legacy that has shaped Bhutan’s path to progress. Guided by a vision focused on happiness, sustainability, and cultural preservation, Bhutan stands as a remarkable example to the world. DSP is committed to upholding these values by empowering our youth with skills that foster a prosperous, sustainable, and self-reliant future. We pray for the long life and health of Your Majesty.

Happy Birthday Your Highness The Gyalsem

As we mark this special day, we reflect on the hope and happiness Her Royal Highness has brought to the nation, uniting us in a shared sense of love and purpose. The Gyalsem represents a bright and prosperous future for all, and we remain devoted in our prayers for her health, happiness, and long life.

The Desuung Skilling Programme (DSP) had the honor of welcoming Their Majesties, the King and Queen of Lesotho, on a visit to the Choego Centre today. During the visit, the Chairperson of DSP presented an overview of the programme’s background and achievements, highlighting its significance as an initiative of His Majesty the King of Bhutan. The Choego Centre, named by His Majesty, provides Desuups with hands-on training and support, empowering them to launch their own ventures.

After their tour of Choego, Their Majesties visited Kaja Throm, another visionary project brought to life under the guidance of His Majesty the King. Kaja Throm has been transformed into a vibrant, family-friendly destination. Managed by Desuups trained in culinary arts, it now offers an array of food stalls, reflecting His Majesty’s vision of revitalizing the area.

The DSP team expressed their deep gratitude for the royal visit, which we view as a significant source of encouragement for the programme's continued success.

༉ ད་རིས་ ༧ སྐྱབས་རྗེ་རིན་པོ་ཆེ་ སྤྲུལ་སྐུ་འཇིགས་མེད་ཆོས་གྲགས་མཆོག་གི་ དགུང་ལོ་ ༧༠ བཞེས་པའི་ འཁྲུངས་སྐར་དགའ་སྟོན་གྱི་ཉིནམ་ལུ་ དད་དམ་ལྷོད་མེད་ཀྱི་སྒོ་ལས་ བཀྲ་ཤིས་བདེ་ལེགས་ཕུལཝ་ཨིན་ལགས།

On this most auspicious occasion of the 70th birth anniversary of His Holiness the Je Khenpo, Trulku Jigme Chodrak, we humbly offer our prayers and heartfelt wishes for His Holiness's long life, good health, and continued happiness.

19 June, 2024:

Seven Universities from Thailand presented honorary doctorate degrees to His Majesty The King, in a ceremony held at the Dungkar Dzong today.

Delegations from the universities travelled to Bhutan to present the honorary degrees.

His Majesty thanked the Universities for their meaningful gesture of recognition, and the people and Kingdom of Thailand for their genuine friendship and goodwill for Bhutan.

The Universities share a close connection with Bhutan, and have educated many Bhutanese students. The honorary degrees presented to His Majesty further strengthens the ties of close cooperation between the education sectors of the two countries.

15 June 2024: Hon'ble Prime Minister visited the DSP Solar Initiative project site at Dechencholing today.

The DSP Solar Initiative (DSP-SI) in Phase I successfully commissioned a 500 kW ground-mounted solar power plant at Dechencholing (June 9, 2023). In Phase II, 2.1 MW ground-mounted PV system was commissioned on June 1, 2024 at Dechencholing.

40 De-suups are currently engaged under the Project Implementation Unit's (PIU) guidance. Initiated upon Royal Command, this project aims to diversify Bhutan’s energy sources beyond hydropower, leveraging our 12 GW solar potential.

14 June 2024 — His Majesty The King visited the DSP Solar Initiative project site in Dechencholing today.

The DSP Solar Initiative (DSP-SI), in its first phase, successfully commissioned a 250 kW rooftop solar power plant at the Centenary Farmers Market on May 29, 2023, and a 500 kW ground-mounted solar power plant at Dechencholing on June 9, 2023. Funded by the Bhutan Trust Fund for Environmental Conservation (BTFEC), these projects were completed at a benchmark cost of Nu 54,000 per kW capacity.

Phase II includes an additional 2.1 MW ground-mounted PV system at Dechencholing, a 1.5 MW rooftop solar PV system at the Druk Gyalpo’s Institute in Pangbisa, and an expanded 200 kW rooftop solar PV system at the Centenary Farmers Market. The solar project at Dechencholing was test charged and commissioned on June 1, 2024. Currently, 40 De-suups are engaged in the project under the supervision of the Project Implementation Unit (PIU) of the DSP Solar Initiative.

The Project was initiated upon Royal Command with the objective to diversify the country's energy sources beyond hydropower, leveraging Bhutan's 12 GW solar potential. It is chaired by Dasho Bharat Tamang, member of the Privy Council, who has previously served as the MD of Bhutan Power Corporation.

The DSP Solar Initiative aims to enhance Bhutan's energy security, showcase the country's leadership in environmental conservation, prove the technical and economic feasibility of solar power, and encourage its adoption by both public and private sectors. Additionally, it seeks to develop local expertise in the field through the De-suung Skilling Program.

His Majesty King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck

The De-suung Skilling Programme (DSP) is delighted to join the entire nation in celebrating this special day. We extend our warmest wishes and prayers for Her Majesty's well-being and joy.

May the Gyaltsuen be blessed with good health, happiness, and many more years of prosperity.

Happy 94th Birthday to Her Majesty Gyalyum Kesang Choeden Wangchuck!

The De-suung Skilling Programme (DSP) is honored to express our heartfelt gratitude to Her Majesty for her unwavering dedication to Bhutan and its people. On this auspicious and momentous occasion, we offer our prayers for Your Majesty's continued health and happiness.

Happy Birthday Your Majesty!