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A nationwide contest for student teams and energy professionals. submit a practical idea that helps Bangladesh reach 20% renewable electricity and 15% energy savings by 2030, and present it to the people who can make it into reality.
Submissions closed on 21 October 2026. Final pitch: 29 October 2026. Awards: 3 November 2026.
Every entry switches on a light in its division.
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Two categories, one goal
Every submission should contribute to achieving one of the two national targets in the National Renewable Energy Development Strategy Paper (2026-2030). Your innovative idea can be a technology, a community project, a policy proposal or a business model.
The goal: Bangladesh runs on cleaner energy efficiently.
10,450MW
Category 1: Generating 10,450 MW from renewable energy by 2030
Through solar, wind and other technologies.
10,450 MW — the national renewable energy target for 2030
Rooftop solar: 5,500 MW
Ground-mounted solar: 4,500 MW
Wind, waste-to-energy, floating solar, agrivoltaics: 450 MW
15%
Category 2: achieving 15% energy savings by 2030
Conservation and efficient technology in homes, industry and commercial buildings.
Same homes, factories and offices, 15% less energy
Today
2030
−15%
Savings targeted across households, industry and commercial buildings.
Who can enter
Group A: students, in teams of two
Undergraduate or graduate students at any public or private university in Bangladesh. Any discipline: engineering, business, environmental science, public policy and more. Both team members appear in the pitch video.
Group B: professionals, on your own
Individuals in technical or managerial roles in the professionals and entrepreneurs. Submit ideas on renewable energy or energy efficiency; Group B is judged as one combined track.
How to enter
Everything happens on this site, except your video, which lives on Facebook so people can find it.
Write a concept note
1,000 words concept note, as a PDF: the problem, your idea, why it's feasible, the business model and the impact.
Record a pitch video
Participants will submit their ideas (concept page and video) through the designated submission platform.
Submit online
Create an account, add your team details, upload the concept note and paste the video link.
Get your reference
You'll receive a confirmation email with your entry reference. You can edit until the deadline.
Final pitch
Shortlisted entries pitch live to the jury. 29 October 2026.