Current energy scenario and future prospect of renewable energy in Bangladesh

Md. Tasbirul Islam, S.A. Shahir, T.M. Iftakhar Uddin and A.Z.a Saifullah

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 2014, vol. 39, issue C, 1074-1088

Abstract: Energy is the building block of modern civilization and a prerequisite for sustainable development. Global energy consumption will increase by 36% with an annual growth of 1.6% from year 2011 to 2030, comprising 88% fossil fuel share. Bangladesh is a developing country in the Southeast Asia, which is one of the lowest per capital energy consuming nation. The power crisis has become a major constraint to continued economic growth and energy sector of the country is currently facing serious challenge. Due to depleting nature and mono fuel dependent energy policy; finding alternative energy source has become imperative for the country. This study examined the current energy mix, present energy crisis and its way to overcome such scenario by utilizing alternative energy sources such as biomass, solar, wind and small scale hydropower energy, in the context of Bangladesh.

Keywords: Energy; Natural gas; Energy mix; Renewable energy; Bangladesh; Sustainability (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2014.07.149

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