Balancing the Energy Trilemma in Bangladesh-Energy & Power Magazine-1 Nov 2017-Vol-15-Issue-10 (original) (raw)

An overview of energy profile for Bangladesh: past, present and future uses

Proceedings of the 2003 …, 2003

Bangladesh is a relatively poor country. Although its infrastructure level is relatively low, with few paved roads and poor telephone or electricity access, the potential for growth is quite high and entails a large future increase in energy demand. And although it is the most densely ...

Implications of Bangladesh’s Present Energy Transition on Energy Trilemma

International Conference on Mechanical, Industrial and Energy Engineering, 2018

Although energy efficiency and renewable energy can enhance energy security, improve environmental performance and reduce Greenhouse Gas emissions, the energy transition of Bangladesh over last decade has rather been focused on imported fossil fuels. The transition has mainly been driven by economic growth and quick-fix strategy. This paper draws upon secondary data of last decade, relevant publications and existing policies to explore the status of ongoing energy transition of Bangladesh and its implication on energy trilemma, which is being measured on energy security, equity and environmental performance. Through analysis, diverse range of issues, i.e., options and pathways for sustainable energy transition and linkages of the transition with national climate policy and Sustainable Development Goals, are examined. The paper concludes with the necessity of creating an enabling environment and developing conducive policy instruments, also derived from present experience, to catalyze investment and attract private sectors for sustainable energy transition in Bangladesh.

Toward a sustainable energy pathway for Bangladesh

The National Bureau of Asian Research, 2022

The rapid cost reduction of solar and wind power generation since 2007 has made the transition toward clean energy more feasible for countries working to drastically contain greenhouse gas emissions to meet the targets of the Paris Agreement. While there are still technical challenges of large-scale grid integration, owing to the high cost of energy storage to address the problem of intermittency, the present situation is more favorable for the deployment of renewable energy. Energy efficiency is now prioritized as an avenue to not only save energy but also minimize costs while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Both goals must be pursued simultaneously to make the energy system of a country sustainable. To this end, Bangladesh has been promoting renewable energy and energy efficiency, supported by policies and regulations. Yet the country has its own set of obstacles to utilizing renewable energy at scale. In light of the above trends, this essay describes the transformation of Bangladesh’s energy sector during the last decade and identifies the factors that have influenced this transformation. The essay then sheds light on the challenges that currently confront the sector. It concludes by considering policy options for Bangladesh to make strides toward a sustainable energy transition and build an energy system that is resilient against the price shocks of fossil fuels in the international markets.

Electric Energy Access in Bangladesh

Transactions on Environment and Electrical Engineering

This paper represents the overall electrical energy profile and access in Bangladesh. In the recent past, Bangladesh has been experiencing the shortage of electricity, and about 42 % of the population no access to the electricity. The electricity consumption has rapidly increased over last decade. The demand and consumption will intensify in the remote future as overall development and future growth. To set "vision 2021" of Bangladesh; the government of Bangladesh has devoted to ensuring access to affordable and reliable electricity for all by 2021. In the modern time, energy is the vital ingredient for socioeconomic growth in the developing country i.e., alleviating poverty. Along with electricity access in Bangladesh strived to become the middle-income country by 2021. Bangladesh has experienced that energy consumption inclines to increase rapidly when per capita income reaches between US$ 1,000 and US$ 10,000, and a country's growth momentum through reliable energy supply and consistent energy supply ensured by the sustainable energy. As increasing population in Bangladesh, the electric energy generation is an important dispute through the sustainable way.

Extreme Poor Access to energy, Bangladesh a case

Economic based of Bangladesh is laid on rural structure. 75% People still live in rural areas yet to access in low cost lighting source is far reaching for the majority of rural people let alone poor and extreme poor. Only half of the people of are connected with national electric lien through some public companies and board where government is main supplier both rural and urban areas. In rural areas the dominant patron is Rural Electrification Board but they could reach only minimum (%) of total rural people and only reach people are the beneficiary of that public resources. Still one third (31.5%) of the country's total population is poor and their daily income is less than 2.25 $ and 17.5% are extreme poor whose per capita income is less than 1.25 US$ a day. Bangladesh has made remarkable progress in attaining some MDGs like reducing the extreme poverty and hunger, maternal and neonatal deaths and increasing primary school enrollment. In reaching cent percent enrollment in primary school and reducing discontinuity before completion of compulsory five years education by the year 2015 where major challenges are marginalization through geographical, ethnicity and culture and access to technology. People's live in one marginalization have had been deprived from multiple ways and cannot able to attain basic human development indicators like in absence of lighting source in night creates divide among children with have access to light as stigmatize talent students and weaker students! Among recent technology transfer initiatives in developing countries like Bangladesh renewable energy like solar panel installation in the remote areas among the resource poor, is increasing significantly which proves again that every human society has thirst for development and thus they are very much willing to pay for development!

Electricity Challenge for Sustainable Future in Bangladesh

APCBEE Procedia, 2012

Bangladesh is a small developing country with a huge potential but with limited natural resource. It is facing daunting energy challenges that are merely likely to deteriorate over the next few years. One of the reasons that hinder its progress is limited and unreliable access of electricity to mass people. Increase of availability and accessibility of quality electricity at an affordable price is a key precondition for the socio-economic development of a country. Bangladesh is mainly dependent on mono-fuel for the generation of electricity. We need to create diversity in the use of natural resource for the generation of electricity. Then we can look for a better Bangladesh-a sustainable Bangladesh.

Energy Policy Options for Sustainable Development in Bangladesh

Series is a forum for stimulating discussion and eliciting feedback on ongoing and recently completed research and policy studies undertaken by the Asian Development Bank (ADB) staff, consultants, or resource persons. The series deals with key economic and development problems, particularly those facing the Asia and Pacific region; as well as conceptual, analytical, or methodological issues relating to project/program economic analysis, and statistical data and measurement. The series aims to enhance the knowledge on Asia's development and policy challenges; strengthen analytical rigor and quality of ADB's country partnership strategies, and its subregional and country operations; and improve the quality and availability of statistical data and development indicators for monitoring development effectiveness.

New Technology and Alternative Energy Sector in Bangladesh

Technology is the buzz word in today's world. Technological advancement upgraded our standard of living, at the same time made us extremely dependent on it. The most important part of this technological arena is a generator. But generators need energy as input to provide output whether in factories, offices, vehicles or in our bed rooms. Technology either for personal or family or business use cannot run without energy as input. But the sources of energy are limited to a very short list of oil, gas, coal or after value addition as electricity. The sources of energy come from a limited amount of natural reserves. The world has Coal, Oil and Gas reserve of 19.8, 8.1 and 8.1 JZ (ZJ=Zettajoule=10 J, ten to the power twenty one joule) today. Whereas, Bangladesh has reserve of 15.41 Tcf of gas, 28 million barrels of oil, and an estimated 2.5 billion tones of coal, in five coalmines discovered so far at Barapukuria, Phulbari, Jamalganj, Khalsapir and Dighipara. Today, or tomorrow, it w...