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Bangladesh, Italy to sign MoU on energy sector

  • Special Correspondent
  • 15 May, 2023 12:00 AM
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Bangladesh and Italy agreed to sign a non-binding Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) agreement on energy sector cooperation to discuss liquefied natural gas (LNG), power and technology issues in proper manner to support each other.

 State Minister for power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid and Italian Ambassador in Bangladesh Enrico Nunziata discussed the issue on Sunday at a meeting held at the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources in Dhaka.

 “If we were able to sign the MoU we could jointly work on electric vehicle, charging station, solar, and transmission line issues smoothly,” State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid told the Italian ambassador, as quoted in the ministry's press release.

During the meeting, the Italian Ambassador apprised the state minister about the Italian situation on LNG, solar and energy sector.