CPD flags overestimated power plans, calls for ‘no new fossil fuel’ policy

The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) has urged the government on Saturday to immediately halt new fossil fuel-based power projects, revise inflated demand projections and strengthen parliamentary oversight to steer Bangladesh’s power and energy sector toward a fiscally sustainable and climate-aligned transition.The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Saturday said Bangladesh’s power and energy sector is at risk of fiscal stress, stranded assets and stalled renewable energy transition due to overestimated demand projections, fossil fuel lock-in and weak regulatory transparency.Presenting a research paper titled “New Government’s Priorities in Addressing Socio-economic Challenges: Introducing Knowledge-based Decision Making in the Executive and Legislative Process” at CPD’s Dhanmondi office, CPD Research Director Khondaker Golam Moazzem outlined a series of structural weaknesses in the sector and recommended urgent reforms within the first 180 days of the new government.The study identified “Power and Energy: Reviving for Energy Transition” as the seventh priority sector and found that ...

• 28 Feb 2026