Govt to use hydrogen energy on pilot basis by 2035

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said that the government is mulling to use hydrogen energy on pilot basis in the country by 2035.

The Prime Minister told the parliament replying to a question from Awami League lawmaker Habibur Rahman (Sylhet-3) on Wednesday.

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury tabled the question-answer session in the House.

The Prime Minister said a cell has been formed at the Rupantarita Prakritik Gas Company Limited (RPGCL) under Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla) to collect the results of ongoing researches and the data of the activities undertaken in the developed world over sustainable and reliable methods of producing hydrogen as energy. 

The cell will design a project proposal after receiving reliable information in this regard, she added. 

Besides, the Premier hoped that the 1,200-megawatt first unit of the 2,400-megawatt Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant will go in commercial production by the end of this year.

A target was set to generate 40 percent electricity from clean energy (renewable) by 2041 in the country, she added.