UNB, Dhaka :
Lack of proper policy support in fixing tariff is hindering the move taken by two power distribution entities in Dhaka city to install rooftop solar power plants on public and private buildings, official sources said.
The move, they said, also suffers for lack of cooperation from government authorities in using the rooftops of their buildings. According to them, Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco) and Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) have initiated the move to install rooftop solar power plants
on government and private buildings. Desco has initially decided to set up four rooftop plants at Haji Camp in Uttara, Mirpur indoor stadium, National Institute of Eye Science & Hospital in Shre-E-Bangla Nagar and Bangladesh Institute Bank Management (BIBM) in Mirpur. On the other hand, the DPDC has planned to set up rooftop plants at Matsaya Bhaban at Ramna and Shikkha Bhaban at Abdul Gani Road. It has already installed rooftop plants at Bangladesh Secretariat’s Cabinet Division building on a pilot basis.
But all these plants will be set up on commercial basis as part of a government’s national plan on renewable energy, said the officials. The government has already finalised a national plan to generate 3,168 MW power from renewable energy sources by 2021. Of this, officials believe, about 1000 MW electricity can easily come from the rooftops of buildings in Dhaka city.
Lack of proper policy support in fixing tariff is hindering the move taken by two power distribution entities in Dhaka city to install rooftop solar power plants on public and private buildings, official sources said.
The move, they said, also suffers for lack of cooperation from government authorities in using the rooftops of their buildings. According to them, Dhaka Electric Supply Company Ltd (Desco) and Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd (DPDC) have initiated the move to install rooftop solar power plants
on government and private buildings. Desco has initially decided to set up four rooftop plants at Haji Camp in Uttara, Mirpur indoor stadium, National Institute of Eye Science & Hospital in Shre-E-Bangla Nagar and Bangladesh Institute Bank Management (BIBM) in Mirpur. On the other hand, the DPDC has planned to set up rooftop plants at Matsaya Bhaban at Ramna and Shikkha Bhaban at Abdul Gani Road. It has already installed rooftop plants at Bangladesh Secretariat’s Cabinet Division building on a pilot basis.
But all these plants will be set up on commercial basis as part of a government’s national plan on renewable energy, said the officials. The government has already finalised a national plan to generate 3,168 MW power from renewable energy sources by 2021. Of this, officials believe, about 1000 MW electricity can easily come from the rooftops of buildings in Dhaka city.
