Saudi company Alfanar is to build two solar power plants in Bangladesh with a total capacity of 100 MW. A joint venture between Alfanar and state power company EGCB will develop the two 50 MW project in Sonagazi municipality. The first phase of the project, which has been approved by the government for construction works at an estimated cost of Rs1.35 billion, was inaugurated on June 1. Its projects include a 50MW PV plant in Egypt – part of the government-sponsored Benban complex in Aswan – and grid-connected rooftop in Saudi Arabia. It wants to produce 10% of its energy from renewables by 2021.
Saudi company Alfanar is to build two solar power plants in Bangladesh with a total capacity of 100 MW. A joint venture between Alfanar and state power company EGCB will develop the two 50 MW project in Sonagazi municipality. The first phase of the project, which has been approved by the government for construction works at an estimated cost of Rs1.35 billion, was inaugurated on June 1. It wants to produce 10% of its energy from renewables by 2021.