Ha-Meem Group, led by its visionary Founder and managing director, AK Azad, holds a prominent position as the country’s leading exporter of Readymade Garments (RMG). Ha-Meem Group’s diverse portfolio spans a number of business concerns, encompassing textile, garment, media, tea sectors, etc. With a strong focus on ethical practices and environmental stewardship, the group’s initiatives have garnered recognition on both national and global levels. Their contribution to the growth of Bangladesh’s textile sector has been pivotal, driving economic development and creating numerous employment opportunities.

Leading the Change Towards a Sustainable Future with Solar Power, Ha-Meem Group’s ambitious solar power initiative is a critical step towards their sustainability goals and commitment to reduce carbon footprint. Currently, they installed roof-top solar plants across 10 business units, generating a remarkable 12.2-megawatt peak (MWp) of renewable energy. By 30th June, 2026, their aim to expand the capacity by an additional 15 MWp, bringing total to over 27 MWp.

At Ha-Meem Group, they believe in the power of green initiatives to make a lasting impact on both the environment and the future of sustainable manufacturing in Bangladesh.

Tanul Chakraborty, in charge of the energy department, Ha-Meem Group, says:

At Ha-Meem Group of Companies in Garments & Washing Division, we have installed, commissioned 10 nos. Roof-Top Solar Power Plants across 10 factories, totalling 12.2 MegaWattpeak (MWp) Capacity. Two EPCs worked with us to do this job. They are Solaric and FloSolar. Our approx.total project cost for 12.2 MWp is approx.54 Crore on which we received approx. BDT 7 Crore GRANT AGAINST BANGLADESH BANK SREUP FUND scheme. This has resulted into final reduced cost of approx. BDT 47 Crore.

At Ha-Meem we have targeted to become NET ZERO in Carbon Emissionby 2050. We’ll reduce our absolute carbon emissionby 40% by 2030 and by 60% by 2040.

Among these 10 plants, largest is 4.42 MegaWattpeak (MWp), which is loacted at Ha-Meem Design Limited – KALIGANJ, Gazipur. EPC for this Solar Power plant is FloSolar. As far as our records and Government record goes, this is the largest roof-top solar power plant by any Bangladeshi owned factory in Garments and Textile sector. This particular 4.42 MWp plant at Ha-Meem Design Limited has costed us approx. BDT 19.6 Crores on which we received GRANT of approx.BDT 3.1 Crore. This has resulted into revised reduced cost of BDT 16.5 Crore.

We have planned to install another 15 MWp roof-top solar power plant at our Ha-Meem Textile Division factories by June, 2026. So, by June 2026 we’ll have 27.2 MWp roof-top solar power plant. But as per our calculation even after installing 27.2MWp it will only reduce 6% of our total carbon emission (Scope 1 & Scope 2 only). To counter to all our emissions and become NET ZERO we’ll be needing another 300 MWp which we are planning to do ON GROUND at our Tea Garden in Moulvibazar. This significant less (6%) amount of carbon emission coverage even after such large solar installations and expenditure is due to the inherent poor energy conversion efficiency (only 22%) of Solar panels due to technological limitations and effective sunhours being between 3 to 5 hours compared to 24 hours constant power demand at most of our factories.

Mustafa A. K. Khan, Founder and Managing Director, FloSolar Solutions Ltd says-

Since 2020, we have been implementing various solar projects in Bangladesh, primarily focusing on industrial rooftop solar. For Ha-Meem Group, they planned a 4.45 MW solar project at Ha-Meem Design Limited-Kaliganj and placed order with us. We installed it successfully. This plants is now providing them with excellent green solar energy. The plant has a lifetime of approximately 25 to 30 years; after the payback period, they will enjoy significant benefits. IDLC Finance Ltd. provided green financing to the project and processed the grant.

Tashfiqul Khan, Technical Director, FloSolar Solutions Ltd says-

At Ha-Meem Group’s Kaliganj Factory, we recently commissioned and installed a 4.425 MWp solar power plant. Due to political unrest in July 2024, implementing this project was a significant challenge. However, we managed to install and commission the project quickly. We used 625-watt panels from Jinko, which were state-of-the-art panel technology from China. Additionally, we integrated 125-kilowatt inverters, which were also cutting-edge when we designed the system. Ha-Meem Group aimed to achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and they utilized our services to install this solar power plant. 

The clients themselves mentioned that the amount of energy they produce fulfills their buyers’ requirements, meet their need for electricity during peak production time, and allows them to export excess energy for an average 1 hour daily to their immediate neighbors. Previously, power shortages caused frequent load shedding, but this project has significantly reduced those occurrences. As a result, they have helped decrease power cuts in the surrounding area, an issue that other organizations, including EPC companies and the government, should address. Adopting this model in different industries or government projects could substantially relieve power shortages.