Continued strategic dominance of and heavy reliance on fossil fuels remain the primary obstacles to the expansion of renewable energy-based power generation, according to a new research report. Governance de?cits, policy neglect, and collusion by vested interest groups are exacerbating longterm environmental and economic risks in the renewable energy sector, it said. This alarming picture has emerged from the report titled ‘Generating Power from Renewable Energy in Bangladesh: Governance Challenges and Way Forward’, unveiled by Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) at a press conference at its Dhanmondi of?ce recently.
tIB Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman, Adviser and Executive Management Prof Dr Sumaiya Khair, and Director of the Research and Policy Division Muhammad Bodiuzzaman were present at the event.