Bangladesh Climate Change
Strategy and Action Plan
Before the 14th Conference of the Parties (COP14) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the Government of Bangladesh formulated the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) with assistance from the Department for International Development of the United Kingdom. The BCCSAP 2008 was reviewed in 2009 and updated as the Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2009 and published in September 2009. The BCCSAP has six thematic areas, which are decoded under 44 programs and further elaborated in 145 actions. The Government has already reviewed the BCCSAP 2009 in 2022, but the updated version is yet to be published.
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Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2008
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Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2009
The General Economics Division of the Bangladesh Planning Commission formulated the Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 (BDP) through a consultative process under the assistance from the Government of the Netherlands as a long-term integrated techno-economic mega plan with a vision of achieving a safe, climate-resilient, and prosperous delta. The National Economic Council (NEC) approved the Delta Plan 2100 on 4 September 2018.
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Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100: Summary (Bengali)
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Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100: Abridged Version
Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100
Five-year Plans
​The 8FYP will focus utmost attention to improving the investment climate for domestic and foreign private investment with a view to offsetting the lackluster private sector investment performance in the 7FYP. Finally, the short-term unemployment resulting from COVID-19 including retrenchment of overseas workers will present an immense challenge in the very first year of the 8FYP. Job creation accordingly will be a top priority of the 8FYP.
The Seventh Five Year Plan (7th FYP) articulates new strategies, institutions and policies, while strengthening the existing ones, to complete the remaining agenda of achieving the social and economic outcomes of the Vision 2021 and the Perspective Plan. A Perspective Plan (2010-2021) and two five year plans, 6th (2011-2015) and 7th (2016- 2020), were to implement Vision 2021. The 6th Five Year Plan (FYP) moved the nation from the somewhat investment-driven and resource dependent framework to a broader socio-economic transformation vision, unifying the various state and non-state actors with specific milestones and complementary roles.​
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Eighth Five-year Plan 2020
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Seventh Five-year Plan 2016
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Sixth Five-year Plan 2011
The Institute for Energy Economics, Japan (IEEJ) in cooperation with the Energy and Mineral Resource Division (EMRD) formulated the Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP) under the assistance from the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) with a vision to establish a low/zero carbon energy demand/supply system based on the premise of ensuring energy security and economic viability. The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resource Division (MOPEMR) approved the IEPMP on 27 November 2023.
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Gazette Notification on the IEPMP Approval 2023
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Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan (IEPMP): Final (Jul 2023)
Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan 2023
Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan 2022-2041
The Government of Bangladesh formulated the Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan (MCPP) in June 2021 in association with Climate Vulnerable Forum (CVF) and Vulnerable 20 (V20), Climate Analytics, Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), International Labor Organization (ILO), International Renewable Energy Agency (IRENA), International Centre for Climate Change and Development (ICCCAD), AROHA and Munich Climate Insurance Initiative (MCII). The Prime Minister of Bangladesh launched MCPP on 4 November 2021 during the 26th Conference of Parties (COP26) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). The MCPP is targeted to achieve 40% Renewable Energy (RE) by 2041 and 100% by 2050. Later, the Government updated the MCPP in 2022 intending to achieve ‘up to’ 40% RE by 2041 and ‘up to’ 100% by 2050. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC) is nominated as the focal point of the plan.
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Mujib Climate Prosperity Plan: October 2022
The Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MOPEMR) formulated the National Solar Energy Roadmap 2021-2041 (NSERM) in December 2020 under the assistance from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Global Environment Facility (GEF). Mr. Shahriar Ahmed Chowdhury, Director of the Centre for Energy Research at United International University (UIU) of Bangladesh prepared the NSERM on behalf of SREDA. The Draft National Solar Energy Roadmap projects that Bangladesh has enough potential to install 20,000 - 30,000 MW (Megawatt) of solar energy by 2041. The NSERM is yet to be approved by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources (MOPEMR).
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Draft National Solar Energy Roadmap 2021-2041
National Solar Energy Roadmap 2021-2041 (Draft)
Nationally Determined Contributions Updated
To contribute to the goals of the Paris Agreement, the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MOEFCC), under assistance from the Climate and Development Knowledge Network (CDKN), formulated the first Intended Nationally Determined Contributions (INDC) in September 2015 with a target of reducing 5% emissions from Business as Usual (BAU) scenario voluntarily by 2030 and 15% under conditions of getting support from the international community. MOECC reviewed INDC in 2021 and formulated the Nationally Determined Contributions (NDC) in August 2021. In the updated NDC, the Government committed to reduce 6.73% of emissions from BAU voluntarily and 15.12% under assistance from the international community.
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Intended Nationally Determined Contributions: September 2015
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Nationally Determined Contributions (Updated): August 2021
Accordingly, the government has adopted Vision 2041 that is a continuation of Digital Bangladesh Vision 2021 and seeks to take the nation to the development path dreamt by Bangabandhu. Specifically, Vision 2041 seeks to eliminate extreme poverty and reach Upper Middle-Income Country (UMIC) status by 2031, and High-Income Country (HIC) status by 2041 with poverty approaching extinction. To convert Vision 2041 into a development strategy, with policies and programmes, this document launches ‘Making Vision 2041 a Reality: Perspective Plan of Bangladesh 2021-2041’ (PP2041). The PP2041 builds on the successes of PP2021, while also drawing on the good practice experiences of current UMICs and
HICs that have already travelled the development path that Bangladesh is endeavoring to travel.​
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Perspective Plan of Bangladesh 2021
Perspective Plan of Bangladesh 2021-2041
Power and Energy Sector Strategy Paper 2022
The PE SSP recognizes the critical role of the private sector in power and energy development to achieve better value for money, time delivery, performance assurance and access to financing, including through Public Private Partnerships (PPPs). International experience has demonstrated that Government policies have a significant impact on attracting private sector participation in the PE sector, and Bangladesh is no different in this regard. The Government has a crucial role to play in creating a climate which makes investment in energy and power infrastructure development attractive, thus supporting the strategic goal of “affordable, reliable, sustainable and modern energy for all” in Bangladesh through the development of conventional and non-conventional energy infrastructure, with both public and private sector participation.
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Power and Energy Sector Strategy Paper 2022
The Power Division formulated a revised version of the Power System Master Plan 2016 in November 2018. PSMP 2018 was replaced by the Integrated Energy and Power Master Plan 2023 (IEPMP) approved in November 2023.
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Power System Master Plan 2016 (September 2016)
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Power System Master Plan 2010 (February 2011)
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Power System Master Plan 2005 (June 2006)