Bangladesh is committed to green energy: Shahriar Alam
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam yesterday said Bangladesh government is committed to work with the member countries of International Solar Alliance (ISA) for ensuring sustainable solar energy.
“Bangladesh is committed to green, clean and sustainable energy,” he said while addressing the first General Assembly of ISA held in Greater Noida, India.
The state minister in his country statement also underscored the government's priority for green energy and elaborated the current status of solar energy usage in Bangladesh, said a foreign ministry press release.
Conveying the government's readiness to share its innovation with the member states of ISA for better solar technology, he also informed the international dignitaries present at the assembly that Bangladesh had already shared best practices in solar home system with several African countries.
He urged the assembly to work for a cheaper and reliable solar energy through the transfer of solar technology among the member countries. He suggested that “collective approaches” can fulfil the goal and aspiration of the member states in this regard.
The state minister, who is now on a three-day official visit to India, also attended the 2nd Indian-Ocean Rim Association (IORA) Renewable Energy Ministerial Meeting. The events were simultaneously inaugurated by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with the presence of UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres and ministerial delegation from many of the ISA member countries.
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