Dhaka, Jan. 16 -- The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has come down heavily on the draft Energy and Power Sector Master Plan (EPSMP) 2026-2050, describing it as 'fundamentally flawed, non-participatory and backward-looking'

The private think tank also urged the interim government not to finalise it before the ensuing national election.

It also warned that approving the master plan in its present form would lock Bangladesh into costly and carbon-intensive fossil fuel infrastructure, deepen excess power capacity and delay the country's energy transition by years.

The CPD's concerns and warnings came on Thursday at a media briefing titled "Interim Government's Energy & Power Sector Master Plan (EPSMP): 2026-2050" in the city.

The press ...