Bangladesh has significantly expanded its electricity generation capacity over the past decade, but its shift to renewable energy remains among the slowest in Asia. While countries across the region are rapidly replacing fossil fuels with cleaner sources, Bangladesh still generates less than 6% of its total power from renewables.
updated figures from the Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) show the country’s installed generation capacity at 27,424 megawatts.
of this, only 1,687.07 MW, about 6%, comes from renewable sources. Solar provides the bulk at 1,393.98 MW from both on-grid and off-grid systems. Wind contributes 62 MW, hydropower 230 MW, and biogas and biomass barely 1 MW.
the regional contrast is striking. According to the International Renewable Energy Agency’s (IRENA) 2024 report, solar power now supplies 24% of electricity demand in India, 17.16% in Pakistan, and nearly 40% in Sri Lanka.
in Bangladesh, solar meets just 5.6% of national demand.