The Governments of Bangladesh and Germany have signed grant agreements worth a total of pound 21.77 million for ?ve development projects proposed by GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft fr Internationale Zusammenarbeit).
the projects include Policy Advisory for Promoting Energy Ef?ciency and Renewable Energy (PAP) II, Strengthening Urban Integration Capacities of Internally Displaced Persons and Supporting Host Communities (INTEGRATE), Professional Education in Industrial and Environmental Safety (PRECISE), Green Room Air-Conditioning (GRACE), and Digital Skills to Succeed in Asia (DS2S).
the agreements were signed recently at the Economic Relations Division (ERD) in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka. On behalf of the Government of Bangladesh, Md Shahriar Kader Siddiky, Secretary of ERD, signed the agreements, while Mr HeinrichJuergen Schilling, Country Director of GIZ Dhaka Of?ce, signed on behalf of the German Government.
the PAP II project will be implemented under the Power Division of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources from 1 August 2025 to 31 July 2029