2 Conference on
Bangladesh Energy Prosperity 2050
nd
11-13 December 2024
BIAM FOUNDATION
63 New Eskaton, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
THEMATIC AREAS
In addition to the inauguration and a valedictory closing session, there will be 12 parallel sessions
under 5 grand thematic areas at the 2nd Conference on Bangladesh Energy prosperity 2050.
Policy Coherence
Updating and Approving PP2041, NEP, NDC and REP; Revision of IEPMP and MCPP; Revision of Policies for Transition in Transport and Industry.
Institutional Reform
Formation of Renewable Energy Division (RED); Capacity Building of SREDA and BERC; Institutionalization of emission tracking and testing of RE accessories; Corruption, Transparency and Accountability of energy-related institutions.
Financial Arrangements
Potential financial sources for rapid transition include ADP allocation, special funds, soft loans, public equity investments and green taxes, and providing subsidies and Feed-in-tariffs; Domestic and International finance, including scheduled banks, NBFIs, ADB, AIIB, GCF and World Bank.
Bilateral & Multilateral Cooperation
Maximizing benefits of multilateralism: BIMSTEC, CVF, ETC, GREEP, SAARC, and UN Systems; Getting support for Energy Transition from bilateral partners, including China, the European Union, India, Japan, Korea, the UK and the USA.
Social and Environmental Considerations
Land scarcity, land management and long-term land leasing for Renewables; Independent scrutiny and disclosure of Environmental and Social Impact Assessments; Rights of the laborers, gender and local small and marginal producers.
POTENTIAL SPEAKERS
Hon'ble Adviser, Energy and Mineral Resources Division
Hon’ble Adviser, Ministry of Labour and Employment, Government of Bangladesh
Hon’ble Adviser, Ministry of Finance, Government of Bangladesh
Hon'ble Advisor, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting
Hon'ble Adviser, Ministry of Land
Deputy Director, Power Cell, Power Division
Hon'ble Adviser, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change
Nayoka Martinez-Bäckström
First Secretary & Deputy Head of Development Cooperation
Embassy of Sweden, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Ziaul Hoque Mukta
General Secretary
Campaign for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods (CSRL)
H.E. Michael Miller
Ambassador and Head of Delegation
Delegation of the European Union to Bangladesh
Dr. Khondaker Golam
Moazzem
Research Director
Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD)
Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury
Chairman
Center for Renewable Energy Services (CRESL)
Dr. Iftekharuzzaman
Executive Director
Transparency International Bangladesh
Mr. Ichiguchi Tomohide
Chief Representative
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Bangladesh
Cynan Houghton
Deputy Regional Program Director
Tara Climate Foundation