SANEM Energy Outlook: Volume 2, Issue 3 | January 2026
The January 2026 issue focuses on the theme “A Renewable Energy Agenda for the New Government: From Rhetoric to Reform.” The cover page presents concise highlights of three featured articles, while pages one to six offer in-depth discussions of each contribution. The first article, “Strengthening Institutions for Renewable Energy: The First Test for the New Government?” argues that Bangladesh’s renewable energy transition will depend on whether the newly elected government can move beyond interim clean-ups and build strong, transparent, and credible institutions capable of turning ambitious targets into investable projects. The second article, “Getting Incentives Right: Why Renewable Energy Needs Smarter Policy Design,” shows that progress has been constrained by unrealistic targets, weak financing and incentive frameworks, and persistent fossil fuel bias, calling for more inclusive, realistic, and financially sound policy design to scale renewables. The third article, “Financing the Energy Transition: Turning Renewable Ambitions into Bankable Projects,” emphasizes that Bangladesh’s renewable goals will only be achieved if financing shifts from fragmented, bank-centric approaches to bankable project structures supported by blended finance, green bonds, and stronger institutions that can mobilize long-term private and international capital. The final page of the bulletin features eight figures that visually capture the current state of Bangladesh’s renewable energy landscape.