Bangladesh has implemented a new regulation requiring new buildings with a roof area exceeding 92.2 square meters to install a net metered solar system as a prerequisite for grid connection.
The Bangladeshi government requires that newly built residential, educational, medical, industrial, and commercial buildings must be equipped with a net metered solar system, which is a prerequisite for integration into the power grid. As a result, the country’s rooftop photovoltaic power generation will significantly increase.
According to the new regulations, buildings with a roof area exceeding 92.2 square meters must be equipped with a net metered solar energy system. Owners who wish to achieve single-phase grid connection must install a net metered solar system with a minimum capacity of 1 kilowatt, while owners who require three-phase grid connection must meet the capacity requirement of 3 kilowatts. These rules also apply to schools, hospitals, and charitable organizations with a roof area of at least 1000 square feet.
Multifit Cooperation also learned from customers in Bangladesh that the new regulations also require industrial and commercial customers with grid connected capacity below 80 kilowatts to install rooftop photovoltaic systems equivalent to 15% of their total load. Customers with grid connected capacity between 80 and 500 kilowatts must install photovoltaic systems that account for 12% of their load capacity, while customers with load capacity exceeding 500 kilowatts must install rooftop arrays that account for 10% of their load capacity. Existing buildings that wish to increase their grid connected load capacity must also comply with the same regulations and install additional rooftop solar systems.
It is also stated that the rooftop solar system will contribute hundreds of megawatts of electricity annually. For new buildings, the mandatory installation of net metering photovoltaic systems is easier to implement, as they must comply with regulations in order to be connected to the grid. Bangladesh builds approximately 40000 new residential buildings every year, and if an average of 2 kilowatt systems are installed in each building, it can provide approximately 80 MW of electricity. He also pointed out that industrial and commercial buildings with high electricity loads will install larger rooftop solar systems, thereby further increasing power generation.
The total clean energy power generation in Bangladesh has reached 1194.63 MW. Among them, 84.837 MW is provided by the net metering rooftop solar system, and 70.301 MW is provided by the non net metering rooftop photovoltaic system.
Multifit Cooperation has also increased efforts and increased production capacity, continuously using high-quality, reliable, and cost-effective photovoltaic system products in Bangladesh’s clean energy construction, assisting the local government in accelerating construction, achieving a high proportion of clean energy in the country, benefiting the people of Bangladesh, and achieving the ultimate goal of low-cost and clean electricity use!
Post time: Oct-31-2023