Industries Minister Amir Hossain Amu said Monday the government has taken initiative to generate renewable energy in order to ensure environment-friendly green industrialisation.
He said 27 per cent of power is being wasted due to absence of coordination among the state agencies involved in generation and transmission.
He said the Awami League government has increased power generation to 10,000 megawatt (MWs) from 3,000 MWs. Per head power generation has also increased to 321 kilowatts from 220 kilowatts.
"It is important to generate power from alternative sources of energy considering the growing demand," he said as the chief guest at a seminar on "Accreditation: Delivering confidence in the provision of energy" at the auditorium of the Dhaka Chamber of Commerce and Industry (DCCI).
The Bangladesh Accreditation Board (BAB) and the DCCI jointly organised the event marking the World Accreditation Day 2014.
Chairman of BAB Professor Altaf Hussain chaired the seminar while Director of BAB Sudhakar Datta gave vote of thanks.
Professor Zahid Hasan Mahmood of the department of Applied Physics, Electronics and Communication Engineering of the Dhaka University presented the keynote paper.
The industries minister suggested setting up of smart energy metres in households, commercial organisations, offices, hospitals and other places to reduce system loss.
He called upon the private sector to invest in the renewable/alternative energy sector considering the increased demand of energy.
"Our private sector should come up with investment in the renewable/alternative energy sector as demand of energy is increasing manifold," he said.
He called upon all to use accredited electronic products and machinery to avoid accidents and get quality products.
He also stressed generating more alternative green energy besides traditional energy production.
Secretary of the Ministry of Industries Mohammad Moinuddin Abdullah said accreditation is a must to compete in the global market especially in this open market economy.
He laid emphasis on skill development of laboratories and certification bodies.
"We should enhance efficient energy management system to reduce misuse of energy," he said.
DCCI president Mohammad Shahjahan Khan said Bangladesh and other developing countries have been facing difficulties in exporting their unaccreditated products in the world market.
He placed emphasis on building awareness about accreditation, which can help foster trade and commerce.
"We have to familiarise accreditation with all to help expand trade and commerce. We should ensure quality and safe energy generation system and create skilled workforce in this sector," he said.
Director General (DG) of BAB Mohammad Abu Abdullah said accreditation by the BAB is accepted globally.
He said the BAB has already issued accreditation certificates to 15 organisations and a large number of applications are in the process.
He invited Bangladeshi businessmen especially manufacturers and service providers to ensure accreditation of their products or services.
Professor Dr. Zahid Hasan Mahmood said accreditation protects health and welfare of consumers and environment.
He said accreditation can help business organisations to select the best quality products and services because it ensures quality and safety of products and services to the consumers.
He suggested training for professional energy auditors and energy audit managers.
DCCI Directors Humayun Rashid, S. Rumi Saifullah, Md. Shoaib Choudhury, AKD Khair Mohammad Khan, former Vice President Absar Karim Chowdhury, among others, were present.
