Bangladesh power supply scenarios on renewables and electricity import

Anjana Das, Arideep Halder, Rahul Mazumder, Vinay Kumar Saini, Jyoti Parikh and Kirit S. Parikh

Energy, 2018, vol. 155, issue C, 651-667

Abstract: Bangladesh, currently a low middle-income economy aspires to become a high middle income country by 2021. To achieve such aspiration, the country will have to ensure adequate power supply for its fast growing economy. Bangladesh lacks energy resources for power generation. This paper explores some of the power supply scenarios with special focus on power imports and higher use of renewables. Using the technology rich, least cost optimization model 'The Integrated MARKAL-EFOM System (TIMES)', the authors developed four possible future power supply scenarios for Bangladesh. These scenarios include an energy security framework (based on the Power System Master Plan (PSMP) 2016 report), a high power import scenario, a scenario with higher use of renewables and a combined high power import - high renewables development scenario. The analysis indicates that the present energy security framework ensures energy security with diversifying fuels used for power generation, however, scenarios with high power imports and a high share of renewables (including the combined scenario) bring down the cost of supplying power along with a reduction in expensive fossil fuel imports while maintaining energy security as fuel sources for power generation still remain diversified.

Keywords: Energy system model; Scenario; Electricity import; Renewable energy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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DOI: 10.1016/j.energy.2018.04.169

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