Akij sets up its first rooftop solar power plant

Akij Group has set up its first rooftop solar plant with a power generation capacity of 470 kilowatts at Janata Jute Mills in Faridpur's Boalmari upazila with technical solutions and support of Huawei and Cynergy.

In the next four months, the capacity will be increased to 2.4 megawatts. The group plans to eventually generate 5 megawatts from the plant for its own industrial use and channel any unused electricity to the national grid.

Sheikh Bashir Uddin, managing director of Akij Group, Jason Li, board member of Huawei Technologies Bangladesh, and Sirajul Haque, chairman of Cynergy, inaugurated the plant after signing a tri-party agreement in Dhaka recently, said a press release.

"Bangladesh should now turn its attention to renewable energy as this is where the future lies. We should set a goal to generate 100 per cent of electricity from renewable sources by 2025," said Bashir.

"Everyone has a role to play in this regard. The project we are inaugurating today is just a start," he said.