Renewable Energy Sector in Bangladesh: The Current Scenario, Challenges and the Role of IoT in Building a Smart Distribution Grid

Abdul Hasib Siddique, Sumaiya Tasnim, Fahim Shahriyar, Mehedi Hasan and Khalid Rashid
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Abdul Hasib Siddique: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, The International University of Scholars, Dhaka 1230, Bangladesh
Sumaiya Tasnim: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC 3125, Australia
Fahim Shahriyar: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Science and Technology Chittagong, Chattogram 4202, Bangladesh
Mehedi Hasan: Department of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Science and Technology Chittagong, Chattogram 4202, Bangladesh
Khalid Rashid: Department of Chemical Engineering, University of Delaware, Newark, DE 19716, USA

Energies, 2021, vol. 14, issue 16, 1-24

Abstract: Advancement in electricity is the key ingredient that can actively take part in alleviating poverty and drastically improve the socio-economic status of the people of Bangladesh. The incorporation of renewable energy sources would help the country meet the energy requirement as well as contribute positively towards building a sustainable planet. The paper has extensively discussed the potential aspects of renewable energy resources in Bangladesh and how the Internet of Things can facilitate the implementation of intermittent sources. The regulatory and socio-economic aspects of the renewable energy industry have been explored and sustainable solutions will be discussed to fast-track the process of integrating various renewable energy sources in the power grid to meet the energy demand. The paper discusses the challenges associated with the RE integration in Bangladesh’s power mix and tries to mitigate it through the IoT. Besides that, an RE map for Bangladesh along with prospective power network has also been discussed in this work.

Keywords: renewable energy; Internet of Things; distributed generation; solar; wind; nuclear; hydro (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q Q0 Q4 Q40 Q41 Q42 Q43 Q47 Q48 Q49 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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