Growing solar home system earns Bangladesh UN fund; first in the world Bangladesh has become the first country to get funds from the United Nations for its fast growing solar home systems, which are not only lighting up houses in off-grid villages but also showing the world the way to a low-carbon future. The United ... Read more
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Grameen Shakti lights up rural backwaters
The company installs more than one million solar home systems Prof Muhammad Yunus and his Grameen Shakti team were showered with praises from people of all strata for installing more than one million solar home systems across the country. Economists, academics, development partners and diplomats also urged the Nobel laureate to move on to greater ... Read more
WB approves $172m for solar panels
The World Bank approved $172 million on Tuesday to support the ongoing rural electrification and renewable energy development (RERED) project to install an additional 630,000 solar home systems and other renewable energy mini-grid schemes in the country. The global lender is providing the credit to the RERED project, following the project’s success