Dhaka, Aug. 19 -- A leading energy think-tank has raised doubts over whether Bangladesh can rapidly scale up rooftop solar capacity to 3,000 megawatts (MW) by December this year, citing limited institutional capacity and financing challenges.

The Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA) also flagged regulatory bottlenecks and implementation delays that could undermine progress, potentially requiring an extension of the ambitious deadline.

The government's target is more than twelve times the country's current installed rooftop capacity of just 245MW.

Announced in the midst of Bangladesh's deepening energy crisis, the initiative has been welcomed as a timely push for renewables.

However, the IEEFA briefing note que...