Govt. to introduce solar irrigation in agriculture sector: Nasrul

With sincere efforts, the government will introduce solar irrigation by reducing number of diesel irrigation pumps in agriculture sector. “There are about 12 lakh diesel irrigation pumps in the agriculture sector across the country that will be transformed into solar irrigation,” State Minister for Power and Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul

Grid integration guideline fails to make solar irrigation success

The government's guideline for purchasing electricity from solar irrigation pumps failed to draw adequate response from stakeholders thus the government is now thinking of forming a high-powered inter-ministerial committee involving concerned ministries and entities in the sector. According to official sources, the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (Sreda) published a