'Make every rooftop useful': Bangladesh opens its first national Solar Expo

Bangladesh has a new national project, and it sits on the roof. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has opened the country's first-ever Solar Expo in Dhaka, a two-day showcase under the banner 'Make Every Inch of Rooftop Useful' — tied to a National Renewable Energy Development Strategy for 2026–2030. The practical offers behind the slogan: households and institutions can sell surplus rooftop power back to the grid under net metering, import duties on solar and battery products fall to 1% with VAT waived, and an operating-expense model lets institutions install panels with no upfront cost. The idea is simple — every roof a tiny power station, and every sunny day a small income.

SDG 7 · Affordable and clean energy — Mechanism: policy reform