9,930 MW from renewable sources in pipeline: Nasrul

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today said the generation of 9,930 MW of electricity from renewable sources is in the pipeline in Bangladesh.

He informed this while Winnie Estrup Peterson, the outgoing Ambassador of Denmark, called on him at his ministry office in the Secretariat today.

During this time, they discussed various issues related to mutual interest.

He also informed that Bangladesh is in process to import electricity to be generated from renewable sources from neighbouring countries.

Thanking the Danish envoy for his country's interest in Bangladesh, Nasrul Hamid said Bangladesh has given special importance to renewable energy.

He said that 1,194 MW of electricity is generated from renewable sources, but 825.23 MW of electricity is coming to the national grid.

Another 1,262 MW power generation projects are underway through 30 projects from renewable energy and 8,668 MW power generation projects are under process, he added.

Expressing interest in producing 5,00 MW of electricity from offshore wind, the ambassador said Danish companies are very interested in cooperating with Bangladesh to harness the blue-economy.