Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina inaugurated a solar panel system at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Thursday morning.
Pressing the switch of the solar panel, the prime minister opened the system installed with a capacity of 20.16 kilowatt.
A special munajat was offered on the occasion seeking success of the government in implementing all development programmes as well as peace and prosperity of the mass people.
State Minister for Power Mohammad Enamul Haque, PM’s Advisers Toufiq-E-Elahi Chowdhury and Dr Alauddin Ahmed, Principal Secretary MA Karim, PMO Secretary Mollah Waheeduzzaman and PM’s Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad were present at the function.
The solar panel has been installed on the roof of the PM's Office on a 1,700-square feet steel structure at a total cost of Tk 99.50 lakh (Tk 493,550 per kilowatt).
Power Development Board has implemented the project with technical assistance from Rahimafrooz Renewable Energy while the project will be maintained jointly by the PDB, Dhaka unit and the Works Construction Division.
A total of 126 solar panels have been used for the entire system in which five charge controllers with 80 amperes and 28 batteries with 1,320 amperes have been installed.
Arrangement has been made in the solar system for transfer of power from DC to AC by four hybrid inverters with 3000 volt/amperes.
Technical persons involved in the solar panel project said that gradually the entire Prime Minister’s Office will be taken under the system.
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