Bangladesh’s Ambitious Solar Goal Faces Big Challenges

Bangladesh aims to install 3,000 MW of rooftop solar capacity across government offices, hospitals, educational and religious institutions by December 2025—a twelvefold increase from current levels. While ambitious, experts say structural limitations, procurement bottlenecks, and import dependencies may hinder execution.

This initiative provides critical lessons for similar deployments in nearby regions like northeastern India, Bhutan, and Nepal, where solar energy uptake is essential yet infrastructure remains limited.