The government is moving ahead with a plan to turn Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport into a solar-powered one by utilizing its huge open space.
The plan was taken following a remarkable success by an Indian airport which has now become a fully solar-powered one.
According to officials, Cochin International Airport in the Indian state of Kerala first set up a 13.1 MW capacity plant on 45 acres of land and commissioned it in October, 2015.
Now, various international airports in India and some other airports in other countries are trying to follow the Cochin airport to implement such solar power projects.
Meanwhile, an international company has expressed its interest to implement such a project at the Dhaka airport and submitted its proposal to the Power Division to this end.
Company officials have also met a top government policymaker to explain the project proposal. Receiving the instruction from the policymaking level, the Power Division initiated a move to implement the project. Since the airport is under the Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry, the Power Division has made communication with it.
