Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Energy experts at an energy talk in the capital on Saturday urged Bangladesh to phase out fossil fuels and ensure a just transition to renewable energy.
A group of nine green platforms organised the energy talk at the Liberation War Museum in the afternoon.
"Renewable energy is cheaper and makes sense to be used for development for its sustainability," said Khondaker Golam Moazzem, research director, Centre for Policy Dialogue, a non-government think-tank.
Over the years, Bangladesh pursued a flawed economic forecast and energy policy, ending up in overwhelming reliance on fossil fuel use, he said.
The result proved to be devastating with a massive amount of money spent in paying capacity charges to idle power plants...
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