Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has inaugurated Walton Solar Ecosystem at the company’s corporate office in Bashundhara, Dhaka, highlighting the potential of solar energy to meet Bangladesh’s growing electricity demand.
The integrated ecosystem combines solar power generation, energy storage, grid electricity supply and solar-powered household appliances.
Walton has installed rooftop and floating solar projects at its manufacturing facilities with a combined generation capacity of 32 megawatts (MW).
The company uses a substantial portion of the electricity generated to operate its factories and reduce energy costs. It also supplies around 1,150 megawatt-hours of solar electricity annually to the national grid through the net metering system.
After the inauguration, the minister inspected solar panels, energy storage inverters, batteries, solar-powered refrigerators, air conditioners, televisions and other electrical appliances displayed at the exhibition.
Walton Hi-Tech Industries Chairman SM Shamsul Alam, Vice-Chairman SM Ashraful Alam, Managing Director SM Mahbubul Alam and other directors attended the event.
