Welcome to Southern Automobiles Ltd.
The Board of Directors of Southern Automobiles Ltd. conceived the idea for set-up of CNG Conversion Center and CNG Re-fueling Station in April, 2000. Accordingly the company Southern Automobiles Ltd. was registered with the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies, Bangladesh on 1st February 2001. After Incorporation with Joint Stock Company, Southern started the CNG business on 12 November, 2001 with the approval of Energy and Mineral Resource Division, Ministry of Power Energy and Mineral Resources, Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh, vide letter No. EN&MR (op-1) CNG/BPC-12/2001 dated 08 July 2001.
Natural Gas the indigenous mineral resources plays a significant role for development of Socio-economic condition for the people of Bangladesh. Large quantities of fuel is imported from abroad for the transport sector in the country. As a result a huge amount of foreign currencies are spent. In1982 Petro Bangla on behalf of the Govt. of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh under took a pilot project for the use of CNG (Compressed Natural Gas) as alternative fuel in transport sector. About 29 Vehicles (16 Petrol vehicles and 13 Diesel Bus/Truck) were converted into CNG System under the pilot project. On the basis of successful out-come of the project Govt. started commercial use of CNG in Bangladesh.
We, Southern Renewable Energy Ltd. started its operation from April 2010 providing necessary support to the PO’s (like BRAC Foundation, Resource Development Foundation (RDF), Padakhep Manabik Unnayan Kendra, Patakuri Society, RISDA-Bangladesh, TMSS, SunRim Energy Ltd., Hamko Corporation Limited, SAIF Powertec Limited (SPL), Samaj Unnayon Palli Sangstha (SDRS), Bengal Solar (Power Utility Bangladesh Limited), Rural Energy Development Initiative (REDI), Eco Distribution Limited and Jagaroni Chakra Foundation) under IDCOL program. We used to promote quality products approved by IDCOL, like Solar PV module named Everexceed & Moserbaer, Charge Controller & Inverter Circuits manufactured by Innovative Technologies and Battery manufactured by HAMKO.