Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Bengali: টেকসই ও নবায়নযোগ্য জ্বালানি উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ) is a Bangladesh government agency under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, responsible for increasing renewable energy production in Bangladesh.[1][2] It also acts as the regulatory agency for the sustainable energy industry.[3][4] Md. Helal Uddin is the chairman of the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority.[5]

Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority
Formation2012
HeadquartersDhaka, Bangladesh
Region served
Bangladesh
Official language
Bengali
WebsiteSustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority

History

In 2009, the Government of Bangladesh developed a Renewable Energy Policy which calls for renewable energy to be 10 percent of the total energy produced in Bangladesh. The government established the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority to support the Renewable Energy Policy through the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority Act in 2012. Bangladesh also joined the International Energy Agency after the agency was founded.[6][7][8]

References
  1. Shachi, Sohara Mehroze (17 May 2016). "Making Bangladesh ready for renewables". The Daily Star. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  2. "WB okays $185m to expand renewable energy generation". The Daily Star. 2 March 2019. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  3. "টেকসই ও নবায়নযোগ্য জ্বালানি উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ". sreda.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  4. "টেকসই ও নবায়নযোগ্য জ্বালানি উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ". sreda.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  5. "টেকসই ও নবায়নযোগ্য জ্বালানি উন্নয়ন কর্তৃপক্ষ". sreda.gov.bd. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  6. "IEA - Bangladesh". iea.org. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  7. "Development of renewable energy in Bangladesh". The Daily Star. 11 November 2014. Retrieved 18 July 2019.
  8. "Bangladesh to generate 2,000MW by 2020". The Daily Star. 18 January 2016. Retrieved 18 July 2019.


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