ACME Tele Power (ATPL) has signed an agreement with Grameenphone, the first telecom company in Bangladesh to deploy solar power on large-scale under power purchase agreement.
Under its agreement with Grameenphone, ATPL will be responsible for installation and maintenance of solar panels in Grameenphone’s Base Transceiver Station (BTS) premises. Grameenphone will buy electricity on unit (Kwh) consumption basis for a contract period of 10 years, with a buy-back option after that period.
Amajit Gupta, executive VP, head of sales and marketing-South Asia, Acme Tele Power, signed the agreement with Oddvar Hesjedal, Chief Executive Officer, Grameenphone, in the presence of Tanveer Mohammad, Chief Technology Officer, Grameenphone and other senior officials of the company.
Following the deployment and completion of solar power by the end of 2010, Grameenphone will stand to save up to 1.15 million litres of diesel fuel and curb carbon emissions by 3062 tones, annually.
Grameenphone has set a target of reducing 30 per cent of its emission within 2015. Deployment of solar power on a large-scale is a big leap in the direction of achieving that target. Grameenphone has been experimenting with renewable energy for last few years and has installed 14 solar powered and 1 wind powered BTS.
