The government will reportedly be ready to tender contracts to install rooftop PV on its buildings across eight divisions of the nation in as little as three months’ time.
The tender is expected to generate electricity bill savings for the government without upfront capital costs.
The government of Bangladesh is turning to the private sector to roll out a net-metering program on all public buildings.
Under the plan, the nation will be divided into eight blocks which will be tendered to solar engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) businesses prepared to install the rooftop panels and then sell the power generated to government entities.
With the government bodies occupying the buildings set to benefit from cheaper electricity without incurring the capital costs of installing solar rooftops, a senior official at the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) told pv magazine.
Low-cost loans will be made available by the government and donor agencies to help solar developers keen to bid in the tender.
