Rooftop Solar Target In Bangladesh Faces Delays Due To Limited Capacity And Strict Deadlines

Bangladesh’s national rooftop solar programme of 3,000MW overly ambitious: IEEFA

The US-based Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis, in a briefing note released on Monday called Bangladesh government’s target to install 3,000-MW solar capacity in public buildings’ rooftops by the end of this year overly ambitious. The Bangladesh Power Development Board announced the rooftop solar project on July 7. Bangladesh has been battling an acute energy crisis for years. This is the second rooftop solar initiative intro…

Rooftop Solar Target In Bangladesh Faces Delays Due To Limited Capacity And Strict Deadlines

Amid Bangladesh’s ongoing energy crisis, the government’s recent announcement of a programme to install 3,000 megawatts (MW) of rooftop solar capacity by December 2025 has been welcomed as a timely […] The post Rooftop Solar Target In Bangladesh Faces Delays Due To Limited Capacity And Strict Deadlines appeared first on SolarQuarter.

Rooftop solar target in Bangladesh faces tight timeline, capacity hurdles

18 August 2025 (IEEFA South Asia): Amid the ongoing energy crisis in Bangladesh, the government’s announcement of a new programme to install rooftop solar capacity of 3,000 megawatts (MW) by December 2025 comes as a boost to the sector, a new briefing note by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) finds.