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A Bengali dream

Bangladesh: From barefoot PV to a new dream of bringing solar energy to millions of Bangladeshis: the dreams of one man to bring light to rural dwellers in the South Asian state. The efforts of domestic solar companies to take things further. The country is steadily on a mission to place itself on the global solar map and to bring hope of light to thousands living in remote darkness.

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pv magazine

28 Feb 2011

“I have a dream of empowering 75 million people of Bangladesh through renewable energy technologies.” Meet the Martin Luther King of solar, Dipal Chandra Barua. The man means what he says and executes his words in actions. The dream that he talks about so proudly, has a deadline; 2015. And Barua is adamant in his …

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