Around 80 percent of the country’s demand of electricity could be addressed by using renewable energy including solar and wind power systems, says an expert.

“Germany and the Latin American countries including Cuba are now planning to generate 80 percent of their power by setting up renewable energy systems and we should consider these methods to address our ongoing power crisis,” said Dr Sajed Kamal, a teacher of Brandeis University, Massachusetts in USA.

He was speaking at a seminar, titled ‘Solar Energy Resource: Bangladesh’s unutilising energy storehouse’, at Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) in the city on Friday.

Bangladesh Paribesh Andolon (BAPA) organised the seminar with former adviser to a caretaker government and BAPA Vice President Advocate Sultana Kamal in the chair.

Prof Dr Saiful Haque and Prof MM Akash of Dhaka University, and Engr Dr Khursedul Islam also spoke at the seminar.

Keynote speaker Dr Sajed in a power point presentation displayed the technology used by the western countries for generating power from renewable sources.