Wednesday 11 January 2012

Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCOL) to install 10,000 biogas plants

Dhaka, Jan 11:  Infrastructure Development Company Ltd (IDCOL) has a plan to install 10 lakh solar home systems (SHSs) and set up 10,000 biogas plants this year. Stating this Wednesday, IDCOL chairman Iqbal Mahmood informed that they have so far installed 12 lakh solar home systems in the country. Iqbal Mahmood came up with the disclosure at a meeting with finance minister AMA Muhith at the latter’s secretariat office. IDCOL board of directors handed over to the finance minister a dividend cheque for Tk 10 crore against the  government’s holdings in the  company.      Muhith appreciated the dynamism and good works of the IDCOL, saying:  “It has done very well… we are proud that we are part of this organisation.”     The minister also pledged continued government support to the IDCOL.    
IDCOL chief executive officer Islam Sharif, its director and finance division secretary Dr M Tareque, IDCOL directors Maj Gen (retd) Amjad Khan Chowdhury and Barrister Nihad Kabir were also present.