UNB :
The country’s single largest rooftop solar plant was inaugurated on Sunday at the privately owned Korean Export Processing Zone (EPZ) in Anwara upazila of Chattagram.
The power plant, installed on the rooftop of the factories in the EPZ will generate 16 MW in the first phase while the total capacity of the plant will be 40 MW.
Inaugurating the plant, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said the government has been laying special emphasis on promotion of renewable energy across the country.
“We’ve set a target to generate 40 percent of electricity from renewable sources by 2041”, he told the function.
The function was also addressed by South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Lee Jang-keun and Chairman & CEO Youngone Corporation Kihak Sung. South Korean conglomerate Youngone Corporation set up the Korean EPZ.
Nasrul Hamid said the project will encourage other industries to set up similar projects to promote green energy in the industrial sector.
