There are massive updates of Bangladesh Solar Power Expansion beginning of December 2025. The Bangladesh government has approved 17 projects, including the construction of a 220-megawatt solar power plant in Sonagazi and the drilling of three exploratory wells for gas discovery at an estimated cost of Tk 15,112.89 crore.
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Of the projects, 12 are new and the rest are revised schemes that were previously approved by the Ecnec. Of these, the cost of one project has been reduced by Tk 754.26 crore, while the costs of the remaining four projects have increased by a combined Tk 1,024.83 crore.
The approvals came on Monday at the meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) held in the capital with Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus in the chair.
“The interim government has tried to approve at least one or two gas exploration projects, either for digging new wells or improving existing ones, so that Bangladesh’s own capacity develops in the field,” said Planning Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud at a news briefing later.
He did not agree with some media reports that the interim government is still heavily dependent on LNG imports to offset the energy crisis despite its attempts to improve local gas exploration.
“It is true that we have continued LNG import to address the crisis, but the outcome of the newly approved gas exploration projects will come later,” the planning adviser added.
Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh will implement the 220MW solar power plant at Sonagazi, Feni spending Tk 1,888 crore during July 2025 to June 2028 period. Overseas project loan is Tk 1,624 crore while the Bangladesh government will bear Tk 148 crore and the implementing agency Tk 117 crore.
Under the other energy sector project, state-run oil and gas exploration company BAPEX will dig three new wells at Srikhail, Mobarakpur and Fenchuganj at an estimated cost of Tk 1,136 crore. Its completion will take 26 months until December 2027.
The lion’s share of the money, Tk 909 crore will be provided by the Bangladesh government and the rest will come from BAPEX’s own fund.
Other approved projects are: Sustainable Agricultural Development in Chattogram Agricultural Region with Tk 255.96cr; Quality Seed Potato Production, Storage and Distribution
to Farmers (Second Revised) with an additional cost of Tk 411.31cr;
Drilling of Three Exploration Wells (Shrikail Deep-1, Mobarakpur Deep-1,
Construction of 1,560 Residential Flats for Families of July warriors Disabled During the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement 2024 at Mirpur Section 9 with Tk 1,344.41cr;
Construction of ’36 July’ Residential Flats for Families of Martyrs of the
Anti-Discrimination Student Movement 2024 on NHA-Owned Land with Tk 761.16cr; Modernization of Existing Electrical, Mechanical and Fire Safety
Equipment at Bangladesh Secretariat, Transport Pool, Ministers’ Apartments
and Secretary Residences with Tk 112.87cr; Dhaka Mass Rapid Transit
Development Project (Line 6) (3rd revised) with a reduced cost of Tk
754.26cr; Upgrading of Sirajganj-Raiganj (Chandaikona) (Z-5042) District
Highway to Standard Width with Tk 283.24cr.
The other projects approved in the meeting are: Narayanganj Green and
Resilient Urban Development Project (NGRUDP) at Tk 1,694.75 crore; Autism
and NDD Service Center (2nd Revised) with an additional cost of Tk 50.45cr; Japan Human Resources Development Scholarship Project (JDS) (Second
Phase) with Tk 251.59cr; Digital Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Ecosystem Development (First Revised) with an additional cost of Tk 178.12cr; Completion of Construction of 10-Storey Academic and Central Research
Laboratory Building and Other Facilities at Noakhali Science and Technology
University at Tk 334.46cr; Climate Responsive Reproductive Health and
Population Services Improvement and System Strengthening for Results at
Tk 4,062.07cr; Establishment of Essential Biotech and Research Center,
Munshiganj (1st Revised) with an additional cost of Tk 385cr;
Implementation of Essential Activities of DGHS, DGDA and Community Clinic
Health Support Trust at Tk 2,987.99cr.
The meeting was also informed about 15 projects costing less than Tk 50
crore that were previously approved by the Planning Adviser.