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Bangladesh will import 1,000 MW of renewable electricity from India, Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources said at his office in the Secretariat on Thursday (4 July) afternoon. A memorandum of understanding has already been signed in this regard.
Nasrul expected that electricity through this renewable energy will be connected to Bangladesh's national grid soon.
The state minister also said that an agreement is underway to bring 40 MW of electricity from Nepal this month. Besides, there are initiatives to import electricity from Bhutan, he added.
Bangladesh currently imports electricity produced from gas and fuel oil from India's Tripura on a government-to-government basis. Bangladesh also imports electricity from Adani Power's coal-based plant as well.
The Bangladesh government is focusing on shifting to renewable energy from fossil fuel-produced electricity. The government has set a target to reach 10% renewable energy within 2025 and 40% by 2041.
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