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Applications & Installations
Asian Development Bank hails Bangladesh’s floating PV potential A delegation from the Asian Development Bank recently paid a visit to the South Asian country to assess the prospects of floating PV in a nation that suffers from a general lack of land upon which to develop new renewable energy projects.
Syful Islam
Nov 28, 2019
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Bangladesh to assess impact of integrating renewables into grid The government has set a very low bar of achieving just 10% of its electricity supply from renewables as it tenders for consultants to advise it on how to incorporate intermittent generation into the national grid.
Syful Islam
Nov 25, 2019
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Bangladesh sets solar import standards Complaints about sub-standard, cheap PV imports from China – and notably, India – have been heeded by Dhaka, which has issued a requirement for modules, inverters, charge controllers and batteries to attain IEC electrical standards.
Syful Islam
Nov 19, 2019
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Bangladeshi government will renegotiate solar tariffs for projects which miss deadlines Officials in Dhaka frustrated by the lack of progress on several PV projects have decided to punish tardy developers by setting new power prices which reflect the falling costs of solar project development.
Syful Islam
Nov 14, 2019
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Bangladesh nears net metering policy for solar irrigation pumps Firming up the payment system for solar energy exported back into the grid from PV-powered pumps will offer owners a new revenue stream, eat into a $1 billion annual diesel fuel bill and reduce strain on the grid by up to 1.5 GW daily during the agricultural season.
Syful Islam
Nov 06, 2019
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Bangladesh extends incentive scheme for domestic solar industry PV manufacturers receive 10% of the value of their exported products as an incentive and the nation’s central bank has extended the program to cover this financial year. Bangladesh’s solar manufacturers have called for more, however, and point to more generous schemes to the west.
Syful Islam
Oct 29, 2019
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Bangladeshi solar mini grids threatened by fossil fuel commitments In racing to provide access to electricity to all its citizens, the government has commissioned extensive coal, gas and nuclear generation capacity and the solar sector fears an ever-expanding national grid will kill the business case for solar in previously off-grid areas.
Syful Islam
Oct 24, 2019
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Bangladeshi industrial sector embraces leasing model for solar rooftops The affordable public financing packages on offer for solar rooftops are attracting developers who have clients happy to lease out roofspace without any capital outlay in order to secure cheaper power.
Syful Islam
Oct 21, 2019
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Markets & Policy
Sub-standard PV equipment worries Bangladeshi solar developers Visitors to this year’s Solar Bangladesh Expo have called for the implementation of quality standards on solar imports – action which the government is currently pursuing – with one industry insider rubbishing Indian-made products.
Syful Islam
Oct 18, 2019
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