{
  "id": 5039591,
  "title": "Bangladesh offers rooftop solar incentives to ease power shortages",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/bangladesh-offers-rooftop-solar-incentives-to-ease-power-shortages-5039591",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-09-02T07:02:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40437566/bangladesh-offers-rooftop-solar-incentives-to-ease-power-shortages"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "DHAKA: Bangladesh has launched an incentive programme for rooftop solar systems with battery storage, aiming to ease power shortages and reduce the country’s dependence on imported fuels. The South Asian nation of 175 million people is grappling with its worst power shortages in years, exacerbated by a lack of natural gas and concerns over global fuel supplies as the Iran war stokes broader…",
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      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "Exclusive: Return to Bangladesh not about power but to stand by people, says ex-PM Sheikh Hasina",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/exclusive-return-to-bangladesh-not-about-power-but-to-stand-by-people",
        "published": "2026-09-02T00:36:51.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Free Malaysia Today",
        "title": "Bangladesh offers rooftop solar incentives to ease power shortages",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/02/bangladesh-offers-rooftop-solar-incentives-to-ease-power-shortages",
        "published": "2026-09-02T04:39:00.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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