Renewable energy conference begins in Dhaka tomorrow

A three-day conference and exposition on renewable energy will begin at the Senate Building of the University of Dhaka tomorrow. The “National Renewable Energy Conference & Green Expo-2018” aims to cut reliance on non-renewable sources of energy and make Bangladesh energy autarky.

The Institute of Energy of the DU and the Bangladesh Solar Energy Society will jointly organise the event, according to a statement.  Four seminars will be held at the conference with a focus on sustainable energy management.

The exposition will showcase renewable energy technologies, Saiful Huque, director of the institute, told a news conference at the DU on Saturday.Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, energy adviser to the prime minister, will attend the opening ceremony.