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Is a radical #energy #transformation the cheaper option for #Bangladesh? Privatizing distribution? How to fix renewables?
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Brac University proudly presents you with a high-profile debate that will take on the question of whether Bangladesh’s energy sector is going against the tide and will soon face rough waters or whether the focus on fossil fuels is the prudent approach of the time and secures the country’s ambitious development agenda.
Against the motion (No, doubling down on fossil fuels is the most prudent approach to reach Bangladesh’s goals)
- H.E. Nasrul Hamid, State Minister for the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources of the Government of Bangladesh, People’s Republic of Bangladesh
- Moinuddin Hasan Rashid, Managing Director, United Power Generation & Distribution
- Azadul Haq, CEO (Power) – Max Group, Bangladesh
In favor of the motion (Yes, Bangladesh is going against the tide which will create regrettable lock-ins):
- Dipal Barua, President of Bangladesh Solar and Renewable Energy Association (BSREA)
- Dr. Daniel Kammen, the Class of 1935 Distinguished Professor of Energy at UC Berkeley, USA
- Jeffrey Char, Chairman at TRENDE, CEO at SOGO Energy, and Adjunct Professor at IE Business School, Spain
