BSS, Dhaka

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan yesterday stressed the need to achieve the target of generating 30 percent of Bangladesh’s energy from renewable sources by 2030.

“We have to achieve the target of having 30 percent renewable energy by 2030,” she said at the inaugural ceremony of the Team Europe Initiative–Climate and Energy, held at a city hotel.

The adviser said the government has taken various initiatives to make the installation of solar panels mandatory in government offices, while also reviewing the potential of solar and wind power to meet the target.

She called on the global community to extend greater support to Bangladesh in tackling natural disasters and advancing the country’s energy transition.

“We have started the process, but we need technology transfer from European countries and affordable finance,” she said.