3. Renewable energy is energy that is obtained from renewable
resources, which are naturally restocked on a human timescale,
such as sunlight, wind, rain, tides, waves and geothermal heat. The
present renewable energy arrives from biogas, hydro power, solar
and wind. Bangladesh is a developing country which offers many
options and opportunities for utilizing renewable energy sources
for generating electric power.
Modern Renewable Energy Technologies (RETs) are mostly in the
research, development and demonstration phase.
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5. Renewable Energy Scenario
in Bangladesh
Commendable progression has been compiled in the
renewable energy sector in the last few years. At present,
404 MW is being generated from renewable energy
sources. Solar home system is a success story in
Bangladesh and day by day its popularity is increasing in
the rural areas, especially in the off-grid regions.
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8. There is no national coordinating agency for Renewable
Energy sector in Bangladesh.
Several government organization (BPDB, LGED,
IFRD), academic institutions (BUET, DU, BITs),
REB,
non-
government organizations (Grameen Shakti, CMES, BRAC)
and private companies are involved in renewable energy
sector in the country.
Establishment of Renewable Energy Development
Agency (REDA) has been proposed by the National
Energy Policy (NEP), 1995 of GOB.
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9. Notable Initiatives
Projects by Government Organizations
Biogas Pilot Plant Project by IFRD (20,000 plants within 2004).
Biogas Project by LGED (1,200 plants).
Chittagong Hill Tracts Solar Electrification Project by BPDB.
Wind Resource Assessment Program (WRAP) by BPDB.
Micro Hydro Power Plant at Barkal by BPDB.
Projects by Private Sector and NGOs
RET Programs of Grameen Shakti (10,000 SHS);
Dissemination Program of CMES (Rural Market Electrification) Renewable Energy
Program of BRAC;
Projects by Educational Institutions
Dissemination of RETs by Renewable Energy Research Centre RET Program of Centre
for Energy Studies (CES), BUET.
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10. Solar Energy
Figure shows the
approximate
distribution of SHSs
installation division
wise and
illuminates that the
distribution of the
SHSs is highest in
Dhaka district and
lowest in Sylhet
district.
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12. Wind Energy
BPDB has completed a 1000 kW capacity
wind battery hybrid power project in
Kutubdia islands. Under this project, a
total of 50 units of 20 kW capacity stand-
alone type wind turbines are being
installed. Wind Battery Hybrid Power
Plant (WBHPP) was officially started on
March 30th
, 2008. The other project of
BPDB has completed a 0.90 MW capacity
grid connected to wind energy at Muhuri
Dam area in Feni district in 2004. The
BPDB has allotted that wind energy can
contribute up to 10% of the energy
generated.
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13. Biogas Energy
An agriculture
based country like
Bangladesh has
huge potentials for
utilizing biogas
technologies.
According to
IFRD- there is
potential four
million biogas
plants in our
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14. Biogas Plants Construction in Bangladesh
under National Domestic Biogas and Manure
Programmed (NDBMP)
In 2006- Total biogas plants installed =
206
In 2007- Total biogas plants installed =
2116
In 2008- Total biogas plants installed =
2648
In 2009- Total biogas plants installed =
4459
In 2010- Total biogas plants installed =
4800
In 2011- Total biogas plants installed =
5049
In 2012- Total biogas plants installed =
5555
Biogas plants
construction in
Bangladesh
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15. Key solar PV installations of the
country are listed below -
•Bangladesh Power Development
Board (BPDB) installed the first solar
PV installations in Bangladesh In
1981. Still the solar panels are
operating satisfactorily.
•In 1983, Bangladesh Island Water
Transport Authority (BIWTA) installed
125 solar-powered beacon lights in
different parts of Bangladesh to
identify the marine routes at night.
•In 1988, Bangladesh Atomic Energy
Commission carried out Solar
Photovoltaic Pilot project at Sandwip
island.
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16. 4) On June 1996, Grameen Shakti (GS) came into existence as a
renewable energy company. The main program of GS is its
Solar Photovoltaic Program. GS has already installed 10,000
Solar Home System (SHS)
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17. 5) On June 1997, Rural Electrification Board (REB)
implemented the largest solar PV electrification project for
rural households and commercial enterprises at a remote
island in Narsingdi district. This pilot project served about
900 households of the island community.
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18. Solar Electrification In Ashrayan
Location : Baradubi, Nalitabari,
Sherpur
Beneficiary : 60 Households
System Capacity : 1.725 Kw
Appliances : 10 watt/family,
power for TV in community
centre
Solar Market Electrification
Location : Abaipur, Sailkupa,
Jhenaidah Beneficiary : 50 Shops
System Capacity : 1.8 KW
Appliances : 10 watt/shop
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19. Solar Electrification in Community Clinic Location:
Kamarul, Terokhada, Khulna
Beneficiary: Improved health care for
50,000 people in the locality System
Capacity : 1.5 KW
Appliances : CFL Lamp, OT Lamp, Refrigerator, DC Fan, TV
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20. Hydro Power
At present only 230 MW of conventional hydro power is utilized
in the Karnafuli Hydro Station, which the only
conventional hydro-electric power plant in the country
operated by Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB).
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22. 1)Policy Barriers
Lack of legal, regulatory and policy framework
•Institutional Barriers No coordinating agency
•Technical Barriers
Lack of standards and quality control
•Market Barriers
Limited knowledge on the RE market potential
•Financing Barriers
High upfront cost / Absence of credit facilities for entrepreneurs
•Information Barriers
Lack of information about renewable energy resources
1)Human Resource Barriers
Lack of skilled manpower for resource assessment & design
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