Bangladesh has sought Indian support for the trilateral cooperation in hydropower energy among Bangladesh, Bhutan and India.
Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Muhammad Imran made the request when he made a courtesy call on Raj Kumar Singh, India’s Minister of Power and New & Renewable Energy today.
As Bangladesh looks towards green sources of energy, it has been speaking of regional hydropower cooperation, especially among Bangladesh, India, Nepal and Bhutan. The initiative has not seen much progress as of now, according to a statement of the Bangladesh High Commission in Delhi.
Apart from this, Muhammad Imran discussed various aspects of bilateral cooperation in power, new and renewable energy sector between Bangladesh and India during the meeting.
They also discussed the commissioning of Maitree Super Thermal Power Project at Rampal and transnational power connectivity.
Earlier on Monday, the high commissioner also met Ashwini Vaishnaw, Minister for Railways, Communications and Electronics and Information Technology of India at the latter’s office.
They discussed various bilateral issues related to the railway sector, including development of railway infrastructure and improvement of capacity of Bangladesh Railways.
Imran briefed the minister about the status of the upgradation of Dhaka-Chattogram railway tracks, especially Akhaura-Laksam sector and sought Indian support in this regard.
The Indian side expressed their readiness to supply locomotives, Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train, Mainline Electric Multiple Unit (MEMU) train as well as passenger carriages and transfer of technology for railway signalling system to Bangladesh.
The respective secretaries of the ministries and other high officials were present during the meetings. Deputy High Commissioner of Bangladesh Md Nural Islam also attended the meetings.