Walton inaugurates 3.3MW rooftop solar plant at headquarters

Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC has recently installed a 3.3-megawatt (MW) rooftop solar-plant at its headquarters.

The plant will meet about 7.86 per cent of the total daily electricity demand of Walton Headquarters, according to a media release. 

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) has financed this solar power project in Walton.

Walton Hi-Tech Industries' Chairman S M Shamsul Alam, IDCOL Chairman and Economic Relation Division's Senior Secretary Sharifa Khan inaugurated the 3.3MW rooftop solar project at Walton Headquarters at Chandra, Gazipur on Saturday last (November 11, 2023), the release says. 

The inaugural ceremony was also attended, among others, by IDCOL's Executive Director and CEO Alamgir Morshed, Head of Renewable Energy Enamul Karim Pavel, Company Secretary M Maftun Ahmed, KfW Development Bank's Country Director for Bangladesh and Nepal Michael Sumser, Walton Hi-Tech's Additional Managing Director Major General Ibne Fazal Shayekhuzzaman (Retd.), Deputy Managing Director Md. Yousuf Ali, Senior Executive Directors Nizam Uddin Mazumder, Abdullah-Al-Mamun, Sohel Rana, Easir Al-Imran and Mohasin Sarder, Executive Directors Md. Nazmul Islam, Khaled Bin Kamal, Shahana Akhter and Mohasin Ali Molla.

IDCOL Chairman Sharifa Khan said, "Walton is not only the pride for the owners, the workers but also a surprise for whole Bangladesh. Walton showed what Bangladesh can do. Walton is gradually moving towards the green production and the renewable energy."

At Walton Headquarters, the IDCOL delegations watched a corporate video documentary of Walton. After that, they visited Walton’s well-decorated product display centre as well as manufacturing plants of smart refrigerator, mold and die, the release adds.