Dhaka, Oct. 7 -- The government has decided to include an eight-hour battery storage system in the proposed 442-megawatt peak solar power project at Rampal in Bagerhat following Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's directive to ensure storage capacity with new renewable energy projects.

State Minister for Planning Zonayed Abdur Rahim Saki said the battery storage component, initially considered for four hours, was extended to eight hours at Wednesday's meeting of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC).

"The Prime Minister has directed that battery storage capacity must be included. So, the project's DPP will be revised to include eight hours of battery storage," he said while briefing reporters after the ECNEC meeti...