Dhaka, May 23 -- Draft guidelines for onshore wind-power-project development have been unveiled under a government priority as this clean energy remains under explored despite offering a "complementary and increasingly cost-competitive pathway".

Until now, the country generates only 62 megawatts of electricity from wind resources out of total 1,774mw power generated from renewable sources, according to Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA).

In the Renewable Energy Policy 2025 the government has set a target of generating 20 per cent of total energy by 2030 and 30 per cent by 2040 from renewable sources.

"The guideline establishes a clear, transparent, and bankable framework for the development of land-based (on...