BD, India to work together for regional energy sector development

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has expressed Bangladesh’s interest to work with India for the development of the energy sector in the region.

He conveyed this interest when newly appointed Indian High Commissioner Vikram Doraiswami met him at his office in the Power and Energy Ministry on Wednesday.

Welcoming the new Indian envoy, Nasrul Hamid said there is a huge opportunity for Bangladesh and India to work together for the development of the sector, reads a press release.

Bangladesh has laid out Delta Development Plan to carry out coordinated development, he said adding that special emphasis is given to promote clean and green energy.

“Hydropower in Nepal could be promoted as an issue of tripartite cooperation,” the minister further said.

The issue of development of electric vehicles also came up for discussion in the meeting.

The Indian High Commissioner said India always looks at the relation with Bangladesh with dignity.

“Bangladesh could work as an energy hub for this region and this hub could be strengthened through exchange of electricity and technology, applying power and energy conservation and producing equipment.”

Issues of the Bangladesh-India Friendship pipeline, cross-border pipeline by Indian H-Energy, cross-border pipeline by Indian Oil Corporation Limited (IOCL), power transmission line project, activities of Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC)-OVL, Bangladesh-India Friendship Power Company, and import of hydropower from Nepal and Bhutan were also discussed in the meeting.