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Renewable energy: Government urged to allocate specific budget, set target
The government needs to allocate a specific budget, set a target and formulate policy guideline to promote renewable energy in the country, experts and stakeholders said Saturday in a webinar.
Sreda, BCSIR to work together for developing hydrogen fuel
As there is good potential for development of hydrogen fuel, Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Sreda) and Bangladesh Council of Science and Industrial Research (BCSIR) have said they will work on the issue through a joint collaboration.
Rooftop solar: Power companies instructed to float net metering promotion plan
State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has directed the top officials of power distribution companies to float a realistic plan to promote net metering for electricity generation through the rooftop solar system.
Green energy's share of power generation lagging far behind conventional sources
Though Bangladesh has made substantial strides in overall power generation over three terms of the Awami League, the government's efforts to meet its own target for power generation from renewable energy have failed to keep up.
Rooftop solar power: ‘Net metering can ensure cheaper electricity for garment factories’
Garment factories can get cheaper electricity if they go for net metering after setting up rooftop solar system for electricity generation.
Green energy in Bangladesh: Govt moves to save solar mini-grids
The government is moving to save solar mini-grids supplying green energy in remote areas from incurring staggering losses and closure as power distribution companies expand operations in off-grid areas.
Why Bangladesh may not achieve its 2021 clean energy target
The Bangladesh government's ambitious target of generating 1152 MW power from wind energy by 2021 seems almost impossible to achieve. Experts attribute this to its failure to showcase the sector's potential in a credible way before investors.
Experts for re-fixing solar power generation target to 30,000 MW by 2041
Experts at a workshop suggested re-fixing the target of solar power generation to 30,000 MW by 2041 instead of current target of 40,000 MW and linking it with other national plans like Delta Plan 2100.
Is solar power the solution to Bangladesh's growing energy needs?
Solar power could well be a solution to Bangladesh's energy woes.
Equal tariff planned to promote solar-powered irrigation pumps
The government has planned to make the tariff of solar-run irrigation pumps equal to that of the grid electricity-run irrigation ones.