Government offers 10.5 BDT feed-in tariff for rooftop solar
Parliament Complex to Adopt Solar PV System
- The National Parliament complex will be integrated into an on-grid rooftop solar PV system within months
- The government will procure electricity from newly installed rooftop solar units at 10.5 BDT per unit for three years
- Tax waivers on renewable imports, lithium-ion battery standardization, and a 10-year energy transition master plan announced
The National Parliament building is set to be transitioned into a solar photovoltaic (PV) power system within the coming months to reduce grid stress and advance renewable energy infrastructure. The government has also announced a standardized feed-in tariff incentive to accelerate distributed rooftop solar deployment across the country.
The technical directives and policy initiatives were presented on 2 September 2026, Wednesday afternoon, during the parliamentary question-and-answer session by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, responding to a query submitted by Nilofar Chowdhury Moni (Reserved Women’s Seat-10).
Highlighting structural shifts in national power generation, the Prime Minister stated that diversified policy incentives have been implemented to scale up clean energy adoption. Income taxes on renewable energy components, solar hardware, and engineering inputs have been exempted. To incentivize private and commercial micro-generation, consumers installing rooftop solar systems within the next six months will be eligible to sell electricity to the national grid at an assured tariff of 10.50 BDT per unit, a procurement mechanism guaranteed for three years.
Additionally, a comprehensive ‘National Rooftop Solar Program’ has been commissioned to install photovoltaic systems across all state-owned public buildings and administrative facilities.
Addressing energy storage infrastructure, he stated that the government will codify and enforce mandatory technical standards for lithium-ion storage batteries to eliminate substandard imports and maintain battery safety. Concessional credit facilities and specialized loan schemes are being arranged for small and medium-scale clean-tech enterprises. Furthermore, complete raw material tax exemptions are being granted to industrial manufacturing plants deploying rooftop solar arrays.
The Prime Minister informed lawmakers that a comprehensive 10-year strategic master plan for the power and energy sector is in its final phase of technical evaluation. The Minister for Power and Energy will table the blueprint in parliament in the coming days.
//DBTech/JNO/SME//
