The Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Green Power Ltd to help garment factories become more energy efficient with green and clean sources of energy.

Green Power will provide technical support to BGMEA factories in case of adoption of green and clean energy, including solar power, and help them become energy-efficient, the BGMEA said in a statement.

To that end, they will also conduct a reconnaissance survey of interested member factories to find options available to incorporate any reliable, low-cost and cleaner sources of power with possible installation of solar power and battery energy storage system based on day-load curve of their enterprise.

Faruque Hassan, president of BGMEA, and Shaikh Ehsanul Habib, managing director of Green Power, inked an MoU in this regard at the BGMEA Complex in Dhaka.

Md Moshiul Azam Shajal, former vice president of BGMEA, and ANM Saifuddin, chair of BGMEA standing committee on labour and ILO affairs, also attended the MoU signing ceremony.