The United Arab Emirates has shown interest in making investments in the RE sector of Bangladesh. This was revealed by the visiting UAE Minister of Industry and Advanced Technology Dr Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, recently.
This Minister discussed the plans during his meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban.
“They are very interested in the energy sector, especially renewable energy alongside conventional energy,” PM’s Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim said while addressing the media after the meeting.
Dr Ahmed, who is also the Chairman of ‘Masdar’ (an energy company) and Managing Director of Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC), informed that they will send two teams to Bangladesh from UAE to discuss renewable energy and to discuss business.
Dr. Ahmed, the UAE Special Envoy for Climate Change and President-Designate for the 28th Conference of the Parties (COP28) praised the leadership of PM Hasina on the climate change issue and expected her further support on this issue.
With the UAE going green, the minister said they want to get a positive impact from the COP28 in the UAE.
The Prime Minister said, “The COP28 is of crucial importance since it will involve a global stocktake of the Paris Agreement.”
“We hope the UAE presidency will help make a realistic assessment of the progress made and the huge gaps that remain to accelerate climate actions globally to maintain the 1.5 degree temperature,” she said.
The other dignitaries present during the meeting were, PM’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman Fazlur Rahman, PM’s ambassador-at-large Mohammad Ziauddin and PMO Secretary Mohammad Salahuddin and Environment Secretary Farhina Ahmed and UAE ambassador to Bangladesh Abdullah Ali Al Hamoudi.
