Off Grid

Hydron 141 kWp @Gorgori, Bagha, Rajshahi; 2014

Designed to provide electricity to 998 Households and 45 Shops in Village Markets

SBL 141 kWp @Paratoli, Raipura, Narsingdi; 2014

Designed to provide 24/7 electricity to 725 Households and 124 Shops in Village markets

SEBL 177 kWp  @North Sakuchia, Monpura, Bhola; 2015

Designed to provide 24/7 electricity to 500 households, 155 Shops, 1 Rice Mills, 2 Saw mills and 1 ice mill in two village markets

GHEL 100 kWp @Dhurong Bazar, Kutubdia, Cox’s bazar; 2015

Designed to provide 24/7 electricity to 120 Households and 400 Shops in village markets

 

 

(1)    Project: Development of Solar-Diesel Hybrid Minigrids for off grid area electrification

Financier: Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)

Major project feature: Feasibility study, Design, supervision of construction, testing and commissioning of solar hybrid mini-grids

Positions held: Consultant (Team leader)

SN. Capacity

(kWp)

Location Sponsor Status
              i.        1. 141 Paratoli Union, Raipura, Narshingdi Shouro Bangla Ltd., Central road, Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh. Completed

(2014)

             ii.        2. 141 Gorgori union, Bhaga, Rajshahi Hydron Bangladesh (Pvt.) Ltd. 86 Naya Paltan, Dhaka, Bangladesh Completed

(2014)

             iii. 100 Dhurung Bazar, Kutubdia, Cox’s Bazar Green Housing and Energy Ltd.,

DIT Merul Badda, Dhaka, Bangladesh

Completed

(2015)

            iv.        3. 158 Dakdohora Narayanpur, Nagashwari Kurigram. Gramer Alo, House- 1A/2, Road # 07, Gulshan-1, Dhaka 1212, Bangladesh Completed

(2015)

             v.        4. 177 Monpura, Bhola Solar Electro Bangladesh Ltd. H- 292, R- 19/B, Mohakhali DOHS, , Dhaka. Completed

( 2016)

            vi.        5. 149 Char Asaridaha, Godagari,  Rajshahi. Ava Development Society, Gopalpur, Lalpur, Natore. Completed

( 2015)

           vii.        6. 210 Chilmari-Char, Daulatpur, Kushtia Parasol Energy Limited, 5 Mohakhali C/A,  Dhaka, Bangladesh. Completed

(2017)

           viii. 242 Baghutia, Doulotdia, Manikgonj Super Star Renewable Energy Ltd.

Segun Bagicha, Ramna, Dhaka, Email:

Completed

(2017)

             ix. 130 RupsharChor, Mesra Union, Sirajgang, SolarGao, Suite- 501, H- 24, R- 14, Block- G, Niketon, Dhaka Completed

(2017)

             x.        7. 247 Char Sholmari, Rowmari, Kurigram. Uttaranchal renewable Energy Ltd. (UREL), H- 20, R- 01, Mirpur, Dhaka On going

(Dec., 2014 –  )

            xi.        8. 175 Monnia chor, Belghasa, Islampur, Jamalpur VGL Solution Ltd. 223 Tejgaon I/A, Gulshan Link Road, Dhaka Completed

(2017)

            xii. 162 North Channel, Kotoali thana, Faridpur. Taurus Energy Limited, Gulshan Avenue, Gulshan, Dhaka On going

(May, 2015 – )

    xiii.        0. 200 Nijhum Dwip, Hatiya, Noakhali Intraco group, Suhrawardy Avenue, Baridhara, Dhaka On going

(May, 2015 –  )

           xiv. 218 GasChapri,Bordhul, Belchuchi, Sirajgang Uddipan Energy Ltd. Baitul Aman Tower, Ring road, Adabor, Dhaka Completed

(2017)

            xv. 156 Poshchim Shalipur, Char Bhadrashan, Faridpur. Uddipan Energy Ltd. Baitul Aman Tower, Ring road, Adabor, Dhaka Completed

(2017)

          xvi.        2. 240 PurbaShalipur, Char Bhadrashan, Faridpur. Ananda PowerTech Ltd.

79/E Banani ChairmanBari, Dhaka-1213

On going

(Oct. 2015 –  )

          xvii. 218 Kodalkathi, Char Rajibpur, Rajibpur, Kurigram Connectia Limited

H-9, R- 33, Gulshan-1, Dhaka.

On going

(Nov. 2015 –  )

         xviii. 518 Charchenga, Hatiya, Noakhali RIMSO Foundation, 16/10 Rankin street, Wari, Dhaka, Bangladesh On going

(March, 2016 – )

           xix. 250 Larngutia, Mehendiganj, Barisal Renewable Technology Solutions Ltd. 67/B Indira Road, Dhaka. On going

(Oct, 2015 –  )

            xx. 250 Nischintapur Union, Kazipur Upazilla, Sirajganj Envis Energy Ltd.

H- 9, R- 9, Sector- 9, Uttara, Dhaka

Completed

(2017)

           xxi. 210 Lesragonj, Horirampur, Manikgonj Arko Energy Ltd.

H- 74B , R- 7A, Dhanmondi, Dhaka.

On going

(Jan., 2016 –  )

          xxii. 250 JoyBangla & Noapara bazar, Naria, Shariatpur Solar Electro Bangladesh Ltd. H- 292, R- 19/B, New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka. Completed

(2017)

         xxiii. 250 Kachikat, Zinking bazar, Vedorgong, Shariatpur Solar Electro Bangladesh Ltd. H- 292, R- 19/B, New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka. Completed

(2017)

         xxiv. 250 Char-Atra bazar of Naria, Shariatpur Solar Electro Bangladesh Ltd., H- 292, R- 19/B, New DOHS, Mohakhali, Dhaka. On going

(Feb., 2016 – )

          xxv. 250 South Khatiamari, Fazlupur, Fulchari, Gaibandha Brit Bangla Trade & Investment Ltd (BBTIL), H- 41, Dhaka Housing, Adabor, Shamoly, Dhaka On Going

(May, 2016 – )

  xxvi. 250 BoroChar, Motlob (North), chandpur Centre for Renewable Energy Services Ltd., 68/D/1 East Rayer Bazar, Dhaka On Going

(June, 2016 – )

   xxvii. 250 Ghorjan, Chowhali, Sirajganj Impressive GreenTech Ltd. (IGTL)

46 Mohakhali C/A, Dhaka

On Going

(June, 2016 – )

xxviii. 250 CharPaka, Shibganj, ChapaiNawabganj, Eastec Ltd (EAL),

47 Dilkusha Commercial Area, Dhaka

Completed

(2017)

  xxix. 250 Saint Martin, Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar Blue Marine Energy Limited

Lal Bhaban, 18 Rajuk Avenue, Dhaka

On Going

(July, 2016 – )

   xxx. 250 Tengrakandi, Phulchori, Gaibandha Centre for Renewable Energy Services Ltd., 68/D/1 East Rayer Bazar, Dhaka On Going

(July, 2016 – )

  xxxi. 250 KunderChar, Jazira, Shariatpur Exelon Bangladesh Ltd. (EBL),

3/5, Block-C, Lalmatia, Dhaka

On Going

(July, 2016 –  )

 xxxii. 320 Urir Char, Sandwip, Chittagong Engreen Ltd., 13/5 Block- A, Aurangzeb Road, Mohammadpur, Dhaka On going

(October, 2016 – )

(2)     Project: Feasibility Study of Grid Connected Solar PV Projects

Positions held: Team Leader /Solar PV & Power System Expert

Major project feature: Detailed Technical Feasibility Study for developing grid tied solar PV power plants

 

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SN. Capacity

(MWp)

Location Sponsor Status
i 250 (125+125) MollaHat, Bagerhat Rural Power Company Ltd. (RPCL), On going

(April, 2016 – )

ii 102 Jaldhaka, Nilphamari ATN Solutions Ltd. Completed

(2015)

iii 30 Katiadi, Kishoreganj Biswas Solar Park Ltd. (BSPL) Completed

(2016)

iv 40 Gangachara, Rangpur. Ananda Agro Farm Ltd. Completed

(2015)

v 12 Tetulia, Panchagarh GETCO Limited Completed

(2015)

vi 12 Tetulia, Panchagarh. Parasol Energy Limited Completed

(2015)

vii 4 Chuadanga

(Rooftop)

Tallu Spinning Mills Ltd. Completed

(2016)

viii 7.6 Sirajganj North West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) Completed

(2015)

ix 0.65 Bangladesh Bank Head Office Building (BIPV) Bank of Bangladesh Completed

(2014)

(3)     Project: Preparation of Tender Documents, Evaluation of Bids, Supervision of installation, Testing and commissioning work

Positions held: Team Leader /Solar PV & Power System Expert

  SN. Capacity

(MWp)

Location Sponsor Status
i 3 Sharishabari, Jamalpur Concord Progatti Consortium Ltd. CoD: August, 2017
ii. 7.4 Kaptai, Chittagong Hill Tracts Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Bidding document Preparation, Evaluation completed
iii 4.2

(Hybrid)

Hatiya, Noakhali Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) Bidding document Preparation, Evaluation completed
Iv 7.6 Sirajganj North West Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) Bidding document Preparation, Evaluation completed
v 40 Gangachara, Rangpur Intraco Solar Company Limited Bidding document Preparation
vi 30 Bank of river Dhorolla, Kurigram Acorn Infrastructure Services Limited (AISL), Canadian Solar, IDCOL Preparation of Tender document
(4)     Project: Preparation of Proposal for Unsolicited Grid Connected Solar PV Systems

Positions held: Team Leader /Solar PV & Power System Expert

  SN. Capacity

(MWp)

Location Sponsor Status
i 40 Gangachara, Rangpur Intraco Solar Company Limited LoI has been Issued
ii 12 Tetulia, Panchagarh Parasol Energy Limited LoI has been Issued
iii 86 Tetulia, Panchagarh Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Proposal submitted
iv 80 Lalmonirhat Sena Kalyan Sangstha (SKS), Welfare Association of Armed Forces Proposal Pending
v 66 Mymensingh EXPO group Proposal submitted
vi 65 Savar, Dhaka SS Agro Ltd. Preparation of document
vii 62 Deviganj, Panchagarh Fu Wang Ltd. Preparation of document
viii 12 Tetulia, Panchagarh GETCO Limited Waiting for Tariff Negotiation meeting
Ix 4 Chuadanga

(Rooftop)

Tallu Spinning Mills Ltd. Preparation of documents
(5)     Project: Grid Connected Rooftop system (Feasibility, Design, Installation supervision and commissioning).

Positions held: Team Leader /Solar PV & Power System Expert

  SN. Capacity Location Sponsor Status
i 25 kWp Bangladesh Army Golf Club, Dhaka Completed (2016)
ii 250 kWp Bangladesh URMI group On going
iii 723 kWp Bangladesh Paragon Poultry Ltd. On going
iv 600 kWp Bangladesh Rashid Krishi Khamar Ltd. On going
v 300 kWp Bangladesh Egarosindur Cold Storage Ltd. On going
vi 1.1 MWp Bangladesh Far East Spinning Industries Ltd. On going
(6)     Project: Solar-diesel Hybrid Systems for Off-grid Telecom BTSs.

Positions held: Team Leader /Solar PV & Power System Expert

  SN. Capacity

(MWp)

Location Sponsor Status
i 40 BTSs of Orascom Bangladesh Engreen Limited (EL) and IDCOL Completed (2014)
ii 70 BTSs of Grameen Phone Bangladesh InGen Technology Limited and IDCOL Completed (2011)
iii 10 BTSs of Grameen Phone Bangladesh Japan Solartech (Bangladesh) Limited and IDCOL Completed (2012)
(7)     Project: Preparation of Net metering policy guideline for Bangladesh.

Year: August-October, 2017

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Power Cell, Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, Bangladesh.

Major project feature:

• How net-metering works: Understanding the basics of policy, regulation and standards.

• Cross country experience

• Prepare a net metering guideline considering RE integration to the national grid of Bangladesh;

• Propose suitable tariff structure for RE based rooftop or grid-tie system considering the economic condition of the country;

• PPA signing and billing procedures;

• Deliver the appropriate regulations, codes, standards required for Net Metering;

• Eligibility criteria and application procedure for net-metering services;

• Preparation of standard contract document for Net Metering;

(8)     Project:  Short-term consultant to Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development under Winrock’s project with USAID for the Nigeria Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Project. Year: February-September, 2017

Location: Nigeria

Client/Sponsor:  Winrock International, USA / USAID.

Major project feature:

Provide technical expertise as a solar irrigation expert providing guidance and quality assurance for the feasibility, design and tender documents preparation for a proposed solar irrigation project in Nigeria.

(9)     Project: Solar Nano-Grids: Appropriate solution for meeting off-grid community energy needs?

Year: 2013-2016

Location: Bangladesh and Kenya

Client/Sponsor: EPSRC, UK  [EPSRC Ref. EP/L002612/1][Partner: Loughborough University, UK and University of Oxford, UK]

Major project feature: Develop and implementation of isolated solar nano grid for Bangladesh and Kenya.

(10)   Project: Piloting and Evaluation of Solar DC Nano Grid Concept

Year: October, 2014 – March, 2015

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: GIZ [Partner: University of Applied Science, Ulm, Germany and Solar Energy Research Institute of Singapore (SERIS), National University of Singapore (NUS)]

Positions held: Investigator

Major project feature:

·   Development and implementation 4 DC solar nano grids in off grid areas of Bangladesh.

·   Evaluate the potential of DC solar nano grids to cover basic energy needs substantially.

(11)   Project: Development of a Solar PV DC mini grid laboratory

Year: October, 2013 – Till date

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor:   World Bank / IDCOL

Positions held: Project Director

Major project feature:

·    Research, study and development of DC solar minigrids for rural electrification.

·    Develop the switchgear, protection and safety schemes for DC power supply, distribution systems and loads.

·    Development of a laboratory setup for a 16 kWp prototype DC solar minigrid.

(12)   Project: Testing of PV panels under IDCOL SHS program.

Year: June, 2013 – February, 2014

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor:  IDCOL / World Bank

Positions held: Team Leader

   Major project feature:

·    Analyze the performance of solar panels used in the IDCOL SHS program

(13)           Project: Technical Audit of the Solar Home Systems (SHS) Program

Year:  April/2011 –  July/2012    (2nd  assignment)

June/2008 – March/2009 (1st  assignment)

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Infrastructure Development Company Limited / The World Bank

Positions held: Team Leader

Major project feature:

·  Surveying the field performance of solar home systems (200 SHS in 5 different location of Bangladesh)

·  Sampling the performance of the SHS components from the manufacturers production line

·   Investigating the causes of malfunction of the components through laboratory testing

·   Recommendation for proper specifications of the SHS components and quality control

(14)           Project: Feasibility Study for Selecting the Most Promising and Feasible Renewable Energy Based Solution(s) for Blue Gold Program

Year:  June, 2016 –

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Blue Gold Program (collaboration program of Government of the Netherlands (donor) and the Government of Bangladesh).

Positions held: Renewable Energy Expert

Major project feature:

·  Advisory service for development of a framework for literature review (i.e. what secondary sources are to be relied on for necessary data on both national and international scenario regarding application of renewable energy solutions).

·  Point out ‘Key Experts’ in the relevant field, who will be interviewed for short listing promising renewable energy technologies.

·  Provide feedback from technical point of view (i.e. considering the technological aspects) against the draft report prepared based on Phase A activities (i.e. literature review, and expert interviews).

·  Providing technical advisory service during ‘Operational Feasibility Analysis’ and ‘Competitive Advantage Analysis’ of different renewable energy technologies.

(15)   Project: Supporting Implementation of Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (TA8084 BAN: Subproject 2)-1 (42478-023)

Year: August, 2013 – Till date

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor:  Asian Development Bank (ADB)/ AFC (Germany)/ BCAS

Positions held: Mitigation Specialist (National)

Major project feature:

·   Feasibility study and development of DPP for a 100 MWp Grid connected solar PV plant at Sonagazi, Feni.

·   Review the experiences and lessons learned on the integration and coordination of climate change adaptation, mitigation and disaster risk management of other countries in the region, including the adoption of legal and economic instruments;

·   Critically review relevant sectoral policy (e.g. energy policy, renewable energy policy, coal policy, etc.) and analyze the gap and recommend for incorporation of climate change issues in specific areas and issues;

·   Cross sectoral analysis to formulate a composite mitigation assessment and mitigation action plan that will be included in the Mitigation Assessment Report and National Action Plan to Mitigate GHG Emissions; Assess technology needs particularly the Identification of technology needs for emission reduction and energy efficiency modalities to acquire and absorb them, design, evaluate and host projects.

·   Formulate NAMA and strengthen local government private sectors and NGOs by implementing cleaner production energy efficiency and standardization and labelling approach;

(16)   Project: Formulation of the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100

Year: September, 2014 – April, 2016

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor:   Government of Netherland / Government of Bangladesh (Ministry of Planning)

Positions held: Power Sector / Renewable Energy Expert (National)

Major project feature:

·    The Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 will serve as umbrella that will integrate all sector plans and policies with long term perspectives. It will change the individual sector approach of project planning and implementation to a multi-lateral coordinated approach. This plan will be linked to the future planning of Bangladesh Government.

·    Develop the baseline study for power sector

·    Report on the historical development of power sector.

·    Report on the short, mid and long-term planning of Bangladesh government on power sector

·    Development of mid-term and long term demand scenarios

·    Development of short, medium and long term primary fuel scenarios for power sector

·    Identify challenges to achieve the short, medium and long term power sector planning and scenarios.

(17)   Project: Bangladesh Energy and Carbon Emissions Modeling for 2050

Year: September, 2013 – December, 2014

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor:  Department of Energy and Climate Change, UK / Cardiff University, UK

Positions held: Co-Investigator

Major project feature:

·    Develop energy and carbon emissions scenario for Bangladesh on the timescale from now until 2050, considering energy demand from representative sectors and energy technologies, as well as key economic indicators that can be used as levers/parameters.

·    Produce an Excel based spreadsheet (as found for the UK 2050 calculator)

·    Produce an interactive web tool based on the Excel spreadsheet

(18)  

Project: Bangladesh Power System Expansion and Efficiency Improvement Program, Preparation of Tranche 2 [BAN 42378]

Year: April, 2013 – December, 2013

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Power Cell / Asian Development Bank (ADB)

Position held: Solar Power Specialist (National)

Major project feature:

· Assess the national level power and diesel subsidies at present and forecast the subsidies for next 20 years, in collaboration with the Power Economist.

· Examine the savings of government subsidy on irrigation water pumps and feasibility of using such savings to finance solar irrigation water pumps, taking into consideration of cost of solar powered irrigation pumps, in collaboration with the Economist and the Financial Specialist.

· Review the information on existing pilot solar power irrigation schemes to examine the technical, financial, economic feasibility and success or failures of the pilot schemes.

· Identify the reasons, if the pilot schemes have failed, for such failures and recommend remedial measures.

· Undertake community and relevant civil society consultations to develop a suitable business model

· Develop a strategy for mainstreaming solar powered irrigation pumps in Bangladesh.

(19)   Project: Design, Supervision and development of operational strategy for 30 Solar PV based irrigation systems for Rural offgrid areas of Bangladesh

Year: July, 2015 – August, 2016

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Uddipan Energy Limited

Position held: Solar Powered Irrigation systems Specialist [Team Leader]

Major project feature:

·                     Design the optimized solar irrigation pump systems considering dynamic water head, Soil and crop type of rural Bangladesh.

·                     Development the operation and maintenance strategies.

·                     Support in preparing the due diligence for bankable project profile.

Train the staffs of Uddipan Energy Limited on general operation and maintenance of Solar Irrigation Pump Systems

(20)   Project: Monitoring and Assessment, Advisory and Reporting for the JICA Renewable Energy Development Project (REDP)

Year: January, 2015 – December, 2017

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) & Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)

Positions held: Engineer and Renewable Energy Expert.

Major project feature:

·   Monitoring and Assessment of the Project Activities

·   Technological and business environment advisory on appraisal of potential subprojects, mainly for Solar Irrigation Pump, Solar Mini-Grids, Gasification of Biomass and Biogas Power Generation Components

·   Support for Environmental and Social Considerations Reporting

(21)           Project: Bangladesh Off-grid Energy Sector Assessment

Year: March, 2013 – September, 2013

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Dr. Fouzul Kabir Khan (For IFC, the World Bank Group)

Positions held: Renewable Energy Expert

Major project feature: Assist the lead author in

·  Assessing solar PV cost (at different size and level) and market trends in Bangladesh

·   Assessing current market status for the smaller solar systems

·   Assessing current market status for mini grid systems in Bangladesh

·   Assessing anchor customers for the sustainability of mini grid operations in Bangladesh

· Identifying currently available incentives for private sector to participate in the RE business in Bangladesh.

·   Proposing IFC interventions to address market barriers/gaps to facilitate sustainable private sector growth.

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(22)           Project: DFID Bangladesh Scoping Mission: Review of PCEP Program and Scoping of Opportunities for Future Programming.

Year: Feb., 2016 – January, 2018 [Intermittent]

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Adam Smith / PWC / DFID

Positions held: Energy and Renewable Energy Expert.

Major project feature:

·  Providing program scoping and design support to DFID Country Offices and Regional Groups

·  Providing technical support to shape delivery of existing infrastructure and urban programs

·  Helping to build the evidence for urban and infrastructure programming through rapid technical advice from sector and cross-cutting experts, action research projects, and policy briefings.

·  Organize stakeholders meeting and workshops

(23)   Project: Value Chain Analysis for market development and dissemination of Pico PV systems (Solar Lantern).

Year: November, 2014 – February, 2015

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: GIZ

Positions held: Subject matter expert.

Major project feature:

·   Ascertain the prevalence of the most common lighting options.

·   Carry out a baseline study on the importers, distributors/wholesalers and retailers/ re-sellers active in the chain

·   Provide detailed value chain scenarios and distribution channel analysis.

·   Map the off-grid products value chain

·   Determine the key constraints and challenges for optimizing the current supply chain

(24)           Project: Feasibility Study to Provide Energy to Poor Rural Households with Renewable Energy Technology

Year: September –October, 2011

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: GIZ, House- 10C, Road- 90, Gulshan 2, Dhaka- 1212, Bangladesh

Positions held: Consultant

Major project feature:

·         Assessing the present energy supply situation of the target area,

·         Conduct brief survey in the target village on energy needs, Energy technologies presently employed,

·         Money spend on energy services,

·         Explore the willingness of the rural poor people to accept the new technologies (ICS and PV based lighting),

·         Develop a first draft of strategies for improved energy supply for cooking and lighting purpose

·         Propose an implementation plan for strategies developed,

·         Prepare a risk assessment of the proposed energy supply strategies with respect to sustainable operation

(25)           Project: Testing and certification of Solar Home System equipment/components.

Year: October, 2010 – Till date

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Solar Home System (SHS) equipment manufacturers/suppliers

Positions held: Team Leader (Director)

Major project feature: Centre for Energy Research (CER) certifies the technical compliance of the SHS equipment in Bangladesh. Director of CER is responsible for the testing and certification process.

(26)           Project: German Alumni Energy Expert Seminar for South and South-East Asian Countries

Year: 5 January, 2012 – 11 January, 2012

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ), Germany

Positions held: Team Leader

Major project feature: To organize the German Alumni Energy Expert Seminar for South and South-East Asian Countries in Dhaka, Bangladesh [Project cost € 50,000.00]

(27)           Project: Training of Trainers (TOT) Program on SHS

Year: 2008 – Till date

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)

Positions held: Resource Person

Major project feature:

Conduct training for the engineers of the Partner Organizations (POs) of IDCOL on SHS systems and components. These trainers later on train up the technical persons of the POs for the proper operation and maintenance of the SHS.

Training includes:

·         Properties and characteristics of SHS components (Solar Panel, battery, charge controllers and loads),

·         operation and maintenance schemes of SHS

·         Optimized sizing of PV systems

(28)           Project: Solar Technician Training Program

Year: December, 2012 – Till date

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)

Positions held: Project director of the Training Program

Major project feature:

Conduct training for the Technicians of the Partner Organizations (POs) of IDCOL on SHS systems, components, installation, maintenance and safety issues.

Training includes:

·         Properties and characteristics of SHS components (Panel, battery, charge controller and different loads),

·         Operation and maintenance schemes of SHS

·         Optimized sizing of PV systems

·         Safety issues

(29)           Project: Supervision of construction, installation and commissioning of solar PV assembling plant

Year: January , 2011- April, 2012

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Client/Sponsor: Radiant Alliance Limited, East Coast Centre, SW (G)-8, Gulshan Avenue, Dhaka.

Positions held: Independent Engineer

Major project feature: Supervise construction, installation and commissioning of PV assembling plant, Evaluate the performance of the assembled PV panels also assess the plant performance and reliability.

(30)           Project: Consulting services for Design/Review of Solar BTS project and Solar panel assembling plant

Year: October, 2010 – December, 2010

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Keystone Business Support Company Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh (www.keystone-bsc.com)

Positions held: Team Leader

Major project feature:

To assist Keystone in the following areas:

A1. Design / review of Solar BTS projects

A2.  Design / review of Solar panel assembly plant projects

B. To provide in-house training on renewable energy engineering related to task  A1 and A2.

(31)           Project: Appraisal of  solar PV assembling  plant

Year: July, 2010 – September, 2010

Location: Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Client/Sponsor: Electro Solar Limited, Radiant Alliance Limited (RAL)

Positions held: Consultant

Major project feature: Review and comment on the technology, fundamental plant layout, design, drawing, diagram and overall quality of selected solar PV module manufacturing plants (These four companies were selected by IDCOL to receive funding for establishing PV manufacturing plants in Bangladesh). The work also includes appraisal of the quality of the raw materials, cost and milestone schedules of the plant.

(32)           Project: Evaluation of proposals of prospective investor(s) for solar PV manufacturing/assembling plant in Bangladesh.

Year: February, 2010 –  June, 2010

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Positions held: Consultant

Major project feature: Evaluation of technical and financial aspects of proposals for setting up solar PV assembling plant(s) in Bangladesh. After the evaluation 4 proposals out of 22 were awarded for financing.

(33)           Project: Consulting services for collection of exhibits for galleries of National Museum of Science and Technology

Year: February, 2010- June, 2011

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: National Museum of Science and Technology Ministry of Science and Information & Communication Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Positions held: Member (Electrical)

Major project feature:

·         Prepare the technical specifications of the foreign exhibits

·         Evaluation of the submitted proposals bidders

(34)           Project: Performance Analysis of CIGS solar Panel

Year: February, 2009

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Rahim Afrooz Renewable Energy Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh).

Positions held: Team Leader

Major project feature: Performance Analysis of CIGS Solar panel to detect the reason for underperformance of a lot of solar panels supplied by Centennial Solar, Canada.

(35)           Project: Design of a microcontroller based solar charge controller

Year: April, 2009 – June, 2009

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: Easy Electronics, H- 27/Ka, Rd.- 2, PC Culture Housing, Dhaka- 1207, Bangladesh.

Positions held: Team Leader

Major project feature: Design  of a microcontroller  based charge controller for Solar Home Systems.

(36)           Project: Feasibility study to set up a battery manufacturing industry in Bangladesh

Year: 22 August, 2011 – 7 September, 2011

Location: Bangladesh

Client/Sponsor: IRG Development Services Ltd. Level 5, Nakshi Homes, 6/1/A Topkhana Road, Segunbagicha, Dhaka- 1000, Bangladesh

Positions held: Team Leader

Major project feature: Present demand and consumption by sector, present production in Bangladesh including list of manufacturers and their capacity, total volume and country of exports and imports of raw materials and finished batteries, customs and tax structure, 10 years projection of consumption and production in Bangladesh