Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol) hosted a roundtable at its head office in Dhaka on May 14.
The event brought together the Royal Norwegian Embassy, Norfund (Norway’s development finance institution), and a select group of sponsors of bankable renewable energy projects to explore strategic partnership opportunities in support of Bangladesh’s renewable energy transition.
The roundtable was attended by Håkon Arald Gulbrandsen, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Norway to Bangladesh, who served as chief guest.
He was joined by Bayzid Muntasir Sayeed, economic affairs and trade adviser at the Royal Norwegian Embassy, and Razi Amin, partner at Aspen Capital Solutions LLC, who serves as an advisor to Norfund and the Royal Norwegian Embassy.
The session was chaired by Alamgir Morshed, managing director of Idcol, and moderated by Nazmul Haque, chief investment officer of Idcol.
In his welcome address, Haque underscored that Bangladesh’s renewable energy transition will require long-tenor, patient capital aligned with the mandates of development finance institutions such as Norfund.
Following his remarks, Md Enamul Karim Pavel, head of renewable energy at Idcol, presented a comprehensive overview of Bangladesh’s renewable energy landscape and outlook.
