Policy Brief

Bangladesh’s small and medium enterprises sit at the heart of its industrial economy and at the center of a growing climate and competitiveness dilemma. As global markets tighten carbon requirements, these firms face rising pressure to cut emissions while grappling with outdated machinery, fossil-fuel-dependent electricity, and limited access to finance and technical support. Without targeted action, this disconnect risks slowing industrial growth, undermining export readines

Bangladesh’s push for 10,000 MW of solar power by 2030 is not just an energy target it is a test of whether the country can break free from rising fuel imports, volatile costs, and an increasingly strained power system. Despite strong potential, solar deployment has lagged not because of a lack of capital, but because of misaligned policies that keep financing expensive and markets constrained. As highlighted in the policy brief , the real bottleneck lies in how money flows n