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Faisal Mahmud

Faisal Mahmud has over five years of reporting experience for two national English dailies in Bangladesh. He currently works for Bangladesh’s The Independent. He specializes in reporting on energy and power, especially issues related to renewable energy. He also writes for energynewsbd.com, a specialized news website focusing on energy and power news.

Faisal's Latest Articles

An enlightening reporting trip reveals the promise of solar microgrid plants

By Faisal Mahmud ● Energy ● June 27, 2016

In rural Bangladesh, people have been relying on basic and unreliable electricity from solar home systems (SHS). So reporter Faisal Mahmud was thrilled to learn about solar microgrid power plants, a new alternative which provides constant access to energy

A solar revolution is bringing light and opportunity to the Bangladeshi countryside

By Faisal Mahmud ● Energy ● April 19, 2016

Solar power micro-grids are reaching isolated corners of Bangladesh. But will it be enough to offset a future of dependence on dirty coal-fired electricity?

Faisal Mahmud

An enlightening reporting trip reveals the promise of solar microgrid plants

A solar revolution is bringing light and opportunity to the Bangladeshi countryside

Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society name change to Ballenas ‘in discussion’ for years,’ says CEO

10 ways to better support tenants with vulnerabilities due to income, age or disabilities

‘I want it to stop’: Tenants and advocates allege bullying by non-profit housing provider

Q and A: What are vulnerable tenants rights in non-profit housing?

Who will protect low-income seniors from dying in extreme heat?

Seniors left in distress — or dead — for days in Nanaimo Affordable Housing Society units