State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid yesterday presided over the minister-level roundtable discussion at the 6th conference of International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA) in Abu Dhabi, UAE, said a press released issued by the ministry.
The two-day 6th session of the IRENA assembly started in January 16 this year.
On the second day at the assembly Nasrul presided over the discussion in which energy ministers from 145 member states of IRENA took part and discussed the present and future prospects of renewable energy sector.
During the discussion, the state minister from Bangladesh informed other participating nations about Bangladesh’s initiative in popularizing renewable energy.
The energy ministers from other countries also discussed the potentials of different renewable energy including solar, air, hydroelectricity, biomas, among others.
Earlier in the assembly, the first global estimate of the macroeconomic impacts of renewable energy deployment was released. Specifically, it outlined the benefits that would be achieved under the scenario of doubling the global share of renewable energy by 2030 from 2010 levels.
Adnan Z. Amin, IRENA Director-General said: “The recent Paris Agreement sent a strong signal for countries to move from negotiation to action.”