European team visits IDCOL projects

A high-level team comprising representatives from Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, AFD, GIZ and KFW visited three renewable energy projects financed by the IDCOL in Savar recently, says a press release.
The field visit was oraganised by the Team Europe Initiative on Green Energy Transition (TEI GET) and facilitated by the Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL).
TEI GET, launched in Dhaka in June 2021, is a joint collaboration between European countries and financial institutions promoting energy-efficiency measures.
Md Mostofa Kamal, Additional Secretary, Renewable Energy, Power Division, and Alamgir Morshed, Executive Director and CEO of IDCOL, along with Golam Mustafa, Additional Secretary, and Member (Admin) of Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA), were also present during the field visit.
The field visit, started off with a guided tour of the operational IDCOL rooftop solar project with net metering system at Snowtex Outerwear Ltd. at Dhamrai, Savar, followed by a discussion with TEI GET, IDCOL, Snowtex management and government officials. Additional Secretary Mostofa Kamal said, "Bangladesh is committed to enhancing renewable energy's contribution to the overall power generation in the country."
Executive Director and CEO of IDCOL Alamgir Morshed pinned his hope on IDCOL's plan that will help achieve the government's target for renewable energy.
During the discussion, Johannes Schneider, Head of Development cooperation, Germany, said, "This Initiative will allow us to better coordinate and consolidate our engagement in the green energy sector and strengthen our relationship with the Bangladesh government and the private sector."
Later, the group visited solar irrigation pumps and domestic biogas plant in Dhamrai supported by KFW.