On August 11, Bangladesh faced a severe 3,592-megawatt electricity shortage—enough to power several mid-sized cities.

If we were to stick to simple terms, energy transition denotes systematically moving away from a fossil-based energy structure to a low-carbon energy system, and this has posed a challenge to many countries around the world.

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While the world rushes to learn how to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) in every sphere of life—from classrooms and hospitals to offices and newsrooms—remarkably little attention is paid to an uncomfortable question: what is the environmental cost of this technological revolution?

Those in power often express a strong commitment to renewable energy transition, but this commitment is not adequately reflected in the proposed budget for fiscal year 2026-27.

Civil society organisations yesterday urged the government to reduce taxes and duties on renewable energy equipment to a symbolic 1 percent for the next decade.

Bangladesh must urgently transition from imported fossil fuels to renewable energy to resolve its severe energy crisis.

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Bangladesh has fallen into an "energy trap" where heavy dependence on fuel imports, costing nearly $12 billion annually, has left the country vulnerable to global shocks, business leaders and energy experts warned today

Over more than five decades, Bangladesh has progressed reasonably well in socioeconomic terms compared to many of its peers among the least developed and developing countries.

Bangladesh is on the brink of a major transformation in its power sector.

The government has set a target of generating 10,000 megawatts of electricity from solar by 2030 as part of efforts to ensure the country’s energy security.

The government has introduced a new policy framework to speed up renewable energy development by allowing unused or underutilised state-owned land to be used for clean energy projects under a public-private partnership (PPP) model.

Like the rest of the world, Bangladesh is currently grappling with the geopolitics-led energy supply disruption, described by the International Energy Agency (IEA) as the biggest ever threat to energy security.

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Women constitute only about 32 percent of the total global workforce in the renewable energy sector, with even lower representation in technical and decision-making positions.

Bangladesh relies primarily on fossil fuels, especially coal and natural gas, to generate power.

Bangladesh, a developing economy heavily reliant on fossil fuels, is entering a critical phase of its energy journey amid rising energy demand and environmental challenges.