Bangladesh aims to generate at least 20% of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit told Parliament recently.
He said rooftop solar is expected to contribute 5,500MW and ground-mounted solar 4,500MW, while wind, waste-to-energy, hydropower, floating solar and agrivoltaic projects could add another 450–550MW. Electricity demand could reach 24,000–25,000MW by 2030 amid continued economic and industrial growth.
Under the National Renewable Energy Development Strategy 2026–2030, the government also targets 30% renewable electricity by 2040.
To encourage investment, import duties on solar panels, inverters, batteries and related equipment have been reduced to 1%, while surplus rooftop power can be sold to the grid at Tk10.50 per unit.
The government has identified around 60,000 acres of unused public land, with about 30,000 acres being considered for solar projects.
A 460MW solar plant is planned at Rampal instead of a proposed second coal-fired unit, while another 70MW project is planned on unused ash-pond land at Matarbari.
