A Review of Energy Sector of Bangladesh

Islam, Saiful; Khan, Md. Ziaur Rahman

doi:10.1016/j.egypro.2017.03.193

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“…Bangladesh, a developing country, experienced sustained fiscal growth for the last few years due to increased industrialization, despite the lack of industry-friendly policies. Even with the insufficient energy production, the industrial index was upward over the last few years [1]. Due to a rapid economic growth, the requirement for energy is surging every day.…”

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“…Due to a rapid economic growth, the requirement for energy is surging every day. However, the government of Bangladesh was not fully able to follow up this rapid economic growth with an equally large extension of the supply of electricity and energy, leading to a prevailing energy shortage situation in Bangladesh [1]. It is important to have a strong energy management policy for the industrial sector that accounts for nearly 30% of the aggregated energy use in Bangladesh.…”

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Drivers and Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency in Textile Industries of Bangladesh

Hasan¹,

Rokonuzzaman

Tuhin

et al. 2019

Energies

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Bangladesh faced a substantial growth in primary energy demand in the last few years. According to several studies, energy generation is not the only means to address energy demand; efficient energy management practices are also very critical. A pertinent contribution in the energy management at the industrial sector ensures the proper utilization of energy. Energy management and its efficiency in the textile industries of Bangladesh are studied in this paper. The outcomes demonstrate several barriers to energy management practices which are inadequate technical cost-effective measures, inadequate capital expenditure, and poor research and development. However, this study also demonstrates that the risk of high energy prices in the future, assistance from energy professionals, and an energy management scheme constitute the important drivers for the implementation of energy efficiency measures in the studied textile mills. The studied textile industries seem unaccustomed to the dedicated energy service company concept, and insufficient information regarding energy service companies (ESCOs) and the shortage of trained professionals in energy management seem to be the reasons behind this. This paper likewise finds that 3–4% energy efficiency improvements can be gained with the help of energy management practices in these industries.

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Drivers and Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency in Textile Industries of Bangladesh

Hasan¹,

Rokonuzzaman

Tuhin

et al. 2019

Energies

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“…The regulators need to consider distributing subsidies for RE utilization. The subsidies for traditional fossil fuel source ought to be periodically eradicated, as well as converted and reallocated to RE assets to develop the sustainable energy industry establishments [93]. Furthermore, the second task of the regulatory bodies is to address the issues relating to the institutional framework relating to the industry.…”

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Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth and Development: An Evaluation of Law and Policy of Bangladesh

Karim

Islam

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Sustainability

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Bangladesh's constant growth with an annual 6% plus Gross Domestic Product (GDP) for more than the last two decades and achievements in other socio-economic metrics in recent times is impressive and recognized by various global authoritative bodies. The extent of overwhelming economic ventures in the private sector coupled with the commitments of the government clearly demonstrates the transformation of the country from a primarily agro-based economy to one influenced by the manufacturing and service sectors. Bangladesh is fortunate to have fossil fuel reserves on a limited scale, though these are not enough to run the ongoing massive scale development activities, both in private and public sectors. Thus, the constant and uninterrupted supply of energy at an affordable price remains a serious concern for the successive governments. Therefore, this issue of supply of constant energy has turned to be an important part in the national development agenda. Besides, the country is one of the worst victim nations of the devastating effects of global warming and climate change. As Bangladesh is geographically located in a favorable place in the world map with the availability of plenty of renewable energy sources (RES), the policymakers started to take initiatives leading to exploiting these sources to meet the energy demand of the country. There are both prospects and administrative, legal, technological, socio-cultural and environmental challenges. To address these challenges, it requires comprehensive policy initiatives. A good number of technical and scientific research containing findings and recommendations are available. This paper, which is based on adopting a qualitative research methodology where the contents of secondary sources were analyzed, is an initial attempt to highlight the renewable energy developments in Bangladesh, and subsequently, to evaluate the relevant legal and policy initiatives in the light of international best practices. We advance several recommendations that the stakeholders can consider exploiting RES effectively to attain inclusive, equitable and sustainable development in Bangladesh. These include, inter alia: (1) Enhancing government participation to lead the development of renewable energy (RE); (2) ensuring localization of RE technology; (3) reducing the expenses of energy generation through RES and providing assistance in initial investments; (4) introducing comprehensive legal and regulatory policy for the development of RE industry in Bangladesh; and (5) conducting effective public awareness. Sustainability 2019, 11, 5774 2 of 30 every year [25], and starting from 2014, more than 164 nations have embraced the renewables targets 199 [26]. In 2012, the utilization of RES helped to provide up to 13.2% of the worldwide essential energy 200 supply. The same figure rose to 22% of worldwide power usage in 2013. It was estimated that this 201 number is expected to rise to 26% in 2020. To share this in a practical setting, this number is greater 202 than the current overall power demands...

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“…Bangladesh is a developing country with a population of over 160 million, which marked it as one of the densely populated country in the world, where the demand of electricity energy remained high since its liberation and still the requirement continues to be increasing every year. An important catalyst of this increasing demand has been identified as the recent years' sustained growth of gross domestic product (Islam & Khan, 2017). Numerous projects have been undertaken by the government in order to meet these increasing needs along with drafting of new policies as well.…”

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An Efficiency Analysis of Combined Cycle Power Plants Using DEA Models, A Case Study in Bangladesh

Soh¹,

Tjprc²

2019

IJMPERD

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The purpose of this research was to analyse the operation efficiency of existing combined cycle power plants in Bangladesh and identify potential areas for efficiency improvement. This study proposed the application of data envelopment analysis (DEA). A non-parametric linear programming method to efficiency measurement. Based on the empirical results, efficient and inefficient power plants were determined and ranked by using three variants of DEA models which are CCR, BCC and Super-efficiency. It was also revealed that there existed considerable waste in the production process of power plant and the main source of inefficiency was attributed to the inadequate operating scale. According to the results the suggestions for improving efficiency were provided in the study. The insights gained from the study will contribute to the planning of energy efficiency policies required for electric power plants.

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A Review of Energy Sector of Bangladesh

Cited by 138 publications

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Drivers and Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency in Textile Industries of Bangladesh

Drivers and Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency in Textile Industries of Bangladesh

Renewable Energy for Sustainable Growth and Development: An Evaluation of Law and Policy of Bangladesh

An Efficiency Analysis of Combined Cycle Power Plants Using DEA Models, A Case Study in Bangladesh

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