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The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) recently joined hands with the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) to ensure sustainable energy use in the apparel sector. The two signed a memorandum of understanding to go for long-term collaboration for capacity development of BGMEA member factories.
SREDA promotes renewable energy and energy efficiency and works for creating an enabling environment for sustainable energy development in the country.
The MoU will also ensure easy access to information on rooftop solar project implementation, facilitating garment industries to avail low-cost green finance and joint promotion of industries working towards sustainability.
SREDA secretary Niaz Rahman and BGMEA counterpart Mohammad Abdur Razzak signed the MoU, according to a BGMEA statement.
If any garment factory in Bangladesh installs a rooftop solar system to meet its power demand through a third party’s cost, its electricity tariff will be at least lowered by Tk 1.0 per kilowatt-hour, SREDA assistant director Rashedul Alam had said in January. He had urged units to opt for solar power.
If a factory sets up the system at its own cost, the tariff will be lower, he had said.
Fibre2Fashion News Desk (DS)
The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) recently joined hands with the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) to ensure sustainable energy use in the apparel sector. The two signed a memorandum of understanding to go for long-term collaboration for capacity development of BGMEA member factories.