A workshop on “Solar PV and LED Lighting” was held in Dhaka on 4 May.
Partnership for Cleaner Textile (PaCT) and Textile Technology Business Center (TTBC) organized the program to discuss feasibility of solar PV, health impact of LED lighting system, tariff structure and finance policy to promote these means of renewable and sustainable energy.
BGMEA President Md. Siddiqur Rahman attended the seminar as chief guest while BGMEA Senior Vice President Faruque Hassan was present as special guest.
In his speech the BGMEA President said: “The RMG industry has gone through huge transformation in recent years. After addressing the safety concerns, our factories are now proactively working to ensure environmental sustainability and enhance energy efficiency.”
He also said: “Already we have 28 green garment factories in the country LEED certified by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC). About 120 more factories have already registered in the USGBC for going green. We have six Platinum rated green factories and two of the factories are highest rated green factory in the whole world. Moreover, there has been a change in the mindset of our entrepreneurs and our garment factories are using energy-efficient technologies more than any time before.”
Siddique Zobair, Member, SREDA; Chandrasekar Govindarajalu, Senior Energy Specialist, IFC; Jeremy Levin, Senior Energy Specialist, IFC; Dr. Mohammad Tamim, Professor, Department of Petroleum and Mineral Resources Engineering, BUET; and Mohandas Seneviratne, Program Manager, PaCT, IFC were also present at the workshop.