Singapore’s Cyclect Energy set to install 50 MW PV plant in Bangladesh
Singapore’s Cyclect Energy Pte Ltd is on track to receive approval for the installation of a 50 MW solar PV power plant in Bangladesh’s Chuadanga district in the western part of the country.
Hero Future Energies secures India’s first deal for large scale solar in Bangladesh
The Haryana-based renewables company, which is part of a bike and motorbike manufacturing conglomerate, will be paid $0.1025/kWh by the Bangladeshi government for the electricity that will be generated by a 50 MW plant in Khulna district, with the power purchase deal running for 20 years.
Restoration of full customs duties for inverters hits Bangladeshi solar sector
The tax and duty rate levied on imported inverters leapt 26% in July after the authorities in Dhaka removed a dispensation from full rates that had been applied to the products.
Bangladesh prepares fresh $50m solar home system roll-out
A government spending committee has approved the deployment of 80,000 home solar panels in the mountainous districts of Chittagong.
France provides €50m for green SME investment in Bangladesh
Countryside SMEs, and particularly women entrepreneurs, will be among the first in line to receive loans to finance up to 70% of their clean energy investments.
Bangladesh seeks EPC for 68 MW solar park
An international tender has been floated for the Engineering Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a 68 MW solar PV park in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj district.
Bangladesh’s upper court tells government to get serious about renewables
Responding to a petition seeking an order to protect vulnerable wildlife habitats, the High Court of Bangladesh has told policymakers in Dhaka to draw up a plan for 100% clean energy.
Germany commits another €238m for clean power and energy efficiency in Bangladesh
The cheap loan package agreed at the weekend is part of a wider €340 million development deal and extends Germany’s record of promoting the energy transition of the South Asian nation.
Bangladesh inaugurates largest solar rooftop
A government minister attending the switching-on ceremony appeared to announce a new renewable energy ambition for the South Asian nation.
Solar improves living standards for Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh
Lamps, water pumps and filtration systems are an increasingly common sight in the camps of Cox’s Bazar with more extensive off-grid home systems having been brought along the refugee trail by some homeowners fleeing Myanmar’s Rakhine state.
