The Governments of Bangladesh and Germany have signed grant agreements worth a total of €21.77 million for five development projects proposed by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit).
The projects include Policy Advisory for Promoting Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (PAP) II, Strengthening Urban Integration Capacities of Internally Displaced Persons and Supporting Host Communities (INTEGRATE), Professional Education in Industrial and Environmental Safety (PRECISE), Green Room Air-Conditioning (GRACE), and Digital Skills to Succeed in Asia (DS2S).
The agreements were signed recently at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. On behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary of ERD, signed the agreements, while Mr Heinrich-Juergen Schilling, Country Director of GIZ Dhaka Office, signed on behalf of the German Government.
The PAP II project will be implemented under the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029.
Germany has allocated €9 million in grants for this project, which aims to improve institutional, economic, and human resource conditions to enable a socially just and environmentally sustainable energy transition.
