Bangladesh could generate more than 3,600 megawatts peak (MWp) of electricity from rooftop solar panels, according to a new assessment by the state-owned Infrastructure Development Company Limited (Idcol).

Tiny home systems brought electricity to off-grid chars

Refrain from decisions that deter transition to renewable energy

Reduce dependence on fossil fuels, transition to clean energy

The suggestion that solar power should lead Bangladesh's charge into a renewable energy revolution is often met with the sceptical remarks that we don't have enough land. But a recent study by Coastal Livelihood and Environmental Action Network (CLEAN) and Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) says otherwise.

It is time to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels altogether.