Solar panels to be installed on roofs of 6,544 local government institutions, Tk 370 crore allocated
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The government has taken an initiative to install solar panels on the roofs of 6,544 local government institutions. Mir Shahe Alam, state minister for local government, rural development and cooperatives, has said Tk 370 crore has been allocated for this.
The state minister said a target has been set to generate about 300 megawatts of electricity through the installation of solar panels at these institutions.
He presented this information at a press conference at the Secretariat on Wednesday.
The state minister said the number of institutions stands at 6,544, combining the parishads, municipalities, union parishads, executive engineers’ offices, LGED offices, WASA, public health engineering and haats and bazaars or growth centres across the country under local government.
He said electricity will be generated by installing solar panels on the roofs of these institutions. For this, funds have been released in favour of the institutions from a special allocation.
The state minister further said instructions have been sent to each institution through separate letters. A target has been set to implement the programme by 27 January, and a total of Tk 370 crore has been released for this work.
