Power & energy sector coverage for Bangladesh
The push comes as the state attempts to reduce its heavy reliance on imported oil, which currently consumes 63.41% of the country’s total petroleum supply.
As Bangladesh races toward its ambitious 2041 renewable energy targets, industry leaders are sounding the alarm: a restrictive tax regime that favors a handful of large corporations could bottleneck the country’s entire green transition. While the proposed 2026-27 fiscal budget introduces several positive initiatives for the power sector, energy experts warn that confining customs and ...
The use of eco-friendly ‘green energy’ or renewable energy in the maintenance and operation of the Padma Bridge, one of the country’s mega-infrastructures, has reached a new milestone. A state-of-the-art solar power system with a capacity of 2.49 megawatt-peak (MWp) has been successfully installed and commissioned at Service Area-2 of the Padma Bridge, which falls ...
In a significant push toward corporate sustainability, MetLife Bangladesh has successfully commissioned a 104-kilowatt (kW) on-grid solar power system at its headquarters in Dhaka’s Motijheel commercial district. The newly installed rooftop panels are projected to generate up to 10% of the facility’s total electricity requirements. The transition, announced in a company press release on Thursday, ...
The Sevia-China Harbour-Orchard consortium formally proposed generating 30 to 40 megawatts of electricity from municipal garbage at the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) office in Tigerpass on Tuesday. The joint initiative intends to deploy advanced technology to process urban refuse into sustainable energy. Delegates, including the heads of Sevia’s South Asia division, China Harbour Bangladesh, and ...
Chief Whip of the National Parliament, Md. Nurul Islam has stated that the government is focusing on expanding the use of renewable energy to achieve long-term stability and self-reliance in the power sector. He made these remarks on Sunday following a meeting on renewable energy management at the parliament. The Chief Whip said that the ...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inspected electric vehicles manufactured by Bangladesh Auto Industries Limited, which were brought to the Prime Minister’s Office in the capital’s Tejgaon. During the inspection, he personally test-drove a sports utility vehicle (SUV) and a covered van. The Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary, Hasan Shiplu, stated that the Prime Minister praised the ...
For the first time in Bangladesh, locally manufactured electric vehicles are set to hit the market commercially this coming July. Unlocking new potential in the country’s industrial sector, Bangladesh Auto Industries Limited is gearing up to introduce a range of electric cars, motorcycles, and commercial vehicles. Ahead of the formal launch, the locally made electric ...
Small export-oriented garment factories across Bangladesh are increasingly installing rooftop solar systems to satisfy stringent European trade mandates. This rapid transition ensures long-term business survival as Western brands threaten to redirect purchasing orders from non-compliant facilities. A recent survey by research platform Mapped revealed that 1,107 out of 3,320 garment operations have adopted solar ...