Affordable power generation possible without quick-rental plunder: PM

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said electricity can be generated at affordable costs without resorting to what he described as plundering in the name of quick-rental power plants.

He made the remarks as the chief guest at the inaugural ceremony of Bangladesh Solar Expo 2026 at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in the capital on Tuesday.

"Renewable energy is no longer a sector of potential for Bangladesh; rather, it has become an inevitable reality," the prime minister said.

Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood chaired the event.

The theme of this year's Bangladesh Solar Expo 2026 is "Utilise Every Inch of Rooftop, Increase Income through Solar Power".

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit, Finance Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Majumdar, and Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Secretary Mirana Mahrook were also present on the dais.

Ministers, state ministers, members of parliament, secretaries and senior government officials from various ministries attended the inaugural ceremony.

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