Foreign Minister Dr. A K Abdul Momen has reiterated Bangladesh’s all out support to encourage innovative and affordable application of renewable technologies.
He made this remark during the meeting with Francesco La Camera, Director General of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) at its secretariat in Abu Dhabi on Friday.
Appreciating the remarkable works done by IRENA under the leadership of the Director General in advancing renewable energy agenda, Foreign Minister expressed Bangladesh’s full support to IRENA and its works with a view to encouraging innovative and affordable application of renewable technologies.
"Bangladesh has been closely working with IRENA and is fully engaged in the IRENA’s activities," he noted.
Foreign Minister said Bangladesh has been elected as one of Vice-Presidents in the twelfth session of the Assembly that held in mid-January 2022 and is also working as facilitator for election/nomination of the Council Members for the next IRENA Council 2023-2024. Bangladesh also served in the Credential Committee for past two consecutive Assemblies, mentioned the Minister.
Foreign minister highlighted the achievements of Bangladesh in the area of Renewable Energy as - "At the CoP 26 in Glasgow, being current chair of Climate Vulnerability Forum (CVF) and Vulnerable Twenty Group (V20) Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina announced her vision to develop up to 40% clean energy by 2041 and to gradual reduction of Greenhouse Gas Emissions by way of NDCs. Bangladesh along with other 49 countries made a commitment to developing climate resilient and low-carbon health systems at COP26," said the foreign minister.
Foreign minister sought IRENA’s technical and financial support to Bangladesh in undertaking the feasibility study and mapping of the renewable energy potentials in Bangladesh. He also mentioned that offshore wind resource assessment with detailed feasibility study and Pilot project on Solar-Wind-Storage Hybrid Power System in Bhasan Char Island of Bangladesh where a large number of forcibly displaced Myanmar Nationals (Rohingyas) have been relocated. He also mentioned about the Grid Modernization Strategy and Storage roadmap for Bangladesh to integrate large scale Variable Renewable Energy.
Foreign Minister requested the Director General of IRENA for facilitating employment opportunity for Bangladeshi nationals at different capacities in the IRENA secretariat.
Both sides expressed satisfaction at the very constructive meeting. Foreign minister extended an invitation to the Director General to visit Bangladesh in combination with his participation in the next month’s golden jubilee celebration of the independence of Bangladesh.
