Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Bangladesh, a nation crisscrossed by an intricate network of rivers and adorned with rolling hills, holds within its terrain a vast, untapped potential for harnessing the power of its abundant water resources.

Yet, despite this inherent advantage, Bangladesh has only one operational hydropower project: the Kaptai Hydroelectric Power Station, inaugurated back in 1962.

This solitary project, contributing a mere fraction to the country's energy needs, falls significantly short of the global average for hydropower utilization, highlighting the immense opportunity for further development.

Hydropower, often hailed as one of the most reliable and cost-effective sources of renewable energy, utilizes the natural force of flowi...