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On April 8, 2026, the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) convened its inaugural Power & Energy Subcommittee roundtable meeting. Zahedul Amin, Managing Director and Co-Founder of LightCastle Partners was also present as a roundtable participant, alongside a broad cross-section of industry leaders, stakeholders and government officials to deliberate on Bangladesh’s evolving energy landscape and the opportunities that lie ahead.
The session took the form of a Focused Group Discussion, bringing together some of the most consequential voices in the energy and power industry. Leading energy sector companies in attendance included Chevron Bangladesh, Cross-World Trading Company, Delta LPG, Energypac Power Generation Ltd., Excelerate Energy, GE Vernova International LLC, IDCOL, Omera Petroleum Ltd., SOLshare, and United Power.
The meeting was chaired by AmCham President Mr. Syed Ershad Ahmed. Distinguished participants included Professor M. Tamim, Vice Chancellor of IUB and former Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser, and Mr. Fazlul Haque, former President of BKMEA. The United States Embassy in Bangladesh was represented by Mr. Paul Frost, Commercial Counselor, underscoring the strategic interest of international partners in Bangladesh’s energy trajectory.
Discussions centered on the structural imperatives facing Bangladesh’s power and energy sector. A sector under increasing strain from import dependency, fiscal pressure and the mounting urgency of the energy transition. Participants emphasized the need for a diversified energy strategy that reduces overreliance on any single fuel source and builds resilience into the system over the long term.
Scaling renewable solutions emerged as a central theme, with rooftop solar highlighted as a practical and near-term lever for expanding distributed generation capacity. Alongside this, stakeholders underscored the importance of improving policy alignment across government agencies and creating a more predictable regulatory environment that can attract and sustain private investment.
Strengthening public-private collaboration was identified as foundational to achieving long-term energy security and sustainable growth. A recognition that the sector’s challenges cannot be resolved by either the state or the market acting alone.
The roundtable signals AmCham’s intent to move beyond one-off engagements and toward a structured, ongoing mechanism for private sector input into energy policy. The discussions are expected to feed into a set of formal recommendations to be submitted to the Government of Bangladesh, offering an evidence-based perspective from industry on the reforms and investments needed to secure the country’s energy future.
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