SolarcompaniesinBangladeshwhichtookoutlow-interestgovernmentloanstoroll-outinstallationsundervariousenergyprogramshaveaskedfor$145millionworthoftheirborrowingstobewaivedbecausecustomershitbytheCovid-19crisishavebeenunabletopayfortheirsystems.Thegovernment-runInfrastructureDevelopmentCompanyLimited(Idcol)hasmadecheap‘soft’loansavailabletosolarcompaniesinabidtoacceleraterenewableenergydeploymentprograms