Case in point, the Adani power plant in India which supplies electricity to us has ceased production due to technical difficulties resulting in a massive deficit in our nation’s electricity supply, exacerbating the existing energy crisis that we have been contending with for the better part of two years now.

At such a crucial juncture in our nation’s development trajectory, a steady supply of power in every home, office, and factory is absolutely crucial, which is why the administration needs to ensure that our national energy policies consider a full pivot away from energy imports and towards self-sufficiency within the near future.

One way this can be achieved is through the gradual adoption of renewable energy.

As things stand, the share of green energy sources connected to the national grid still persists at a negligible percentage. And despite the government investing in large-scale fossil-fuel based projects such as the Rampal coal-fired power plant, that does not negate a potential place for renewable energy sources as a supplementary source in the here and now -- which the government has expressed interest for some time now.

To this end, it is crucial that the authorities concerned formulate a roadmap clearly defining how it plans on making renewable energy a core part of our energy generation.

Bangladesh cannot rely on external sources to meet its energy demands for much longer, given the rate at which the nation has been industrializing. We need to become self-reliant on this front, and there is no better way for us to achieve that than renewable energy.

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