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Cyber Journals: Multidisciplinary Journals in Science and Technology, Journal of Selected Areas in Renewable and Sustainable Energy (JRSE), September Edition, 2011
Power Crisis & Its Solution through Renewable Energy in Bangladesh
Khairul Anam, Husnain-Al-Bustam, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Islamic University of Technology,
Abstract— Power is one of the most important factors for a developing country like Bangladesh. Like the rest of the countries of the world, the demand for power is increasing day by day in our country. At present, power failure has become an acute problem for this country. It has become hard to solve the power crisis. There are several reasons behind this problem such as limitation of resources, low generation capacity, high demand, derated capacity of power station machineries etc. To become a developed country, Bangladesh needs to overcome the problem of power crisis soon. Renewable energy can be a great source to solve the power crisis problem at a great extent. Here we have discussed about different forms of renewable energy that we can use to meet the increasing power demand of Bangladesh. We have mainly discussed those renewable energy sources which can be used in solving the power crisis of Bangladesh such as Solar energy, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Wind energy, Micro Hydro, Ocean wave energy and Tidal energy. Index Terms—Renewable Solution, Electricity Energy, Bangladesh, Power,
sources to eradicate the power crisis of Bangladesh, we have also discussed their present scenario and future potential.
II. PRESENT SCENARIO At present, 53% of the total electricity generation of Bangladesh is from the power plants under public sector and 47% of the net generation of the country is from private sector [2]. Even though many extra units both from public and private sector have been added to the national grid, the power crisis is still a big issue in the country. So due to high demand, maximum generation of 2087 MW
Power Crisis & Its Solution through Renewable Energy in Bangladesh
Khairul Anam, Husnain-Al-Bustam, Department of Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Islamic University of Technology,
Abstract— Power is one of the most important factors for a developing country like Bangladesh. Like the rest of the countries of the world, the demand for power is increasing day by day in our country. At present, power failure has become an acute problem for this country. It has become hard to solve the power crisis. There are several reasons behind this problem such as limitation of resources, low generation capacity, high demand, derated capacity of power station machineries etc. To become a developed country, Bangladesh needs to overcome the problem of power crisis soon. Renewable energy can be a great source to solve the power crisis problem at a great extent. Here we have discussed about different forms of renewable energy that we can use to meet the increasing power demand of Bangladesh. We have mainly discussed those renewable energy sources which can be used in solving the power crisis of Bangladesh such as Solar energy, Bioenergy, Geothermal, Wind energy, Micro Hydro, Ocean wave energy and Tidal energy. Index Terms—Renewable Solution, Electricity Energy, Bangladesh, Power,
sources to eradicate the power crisis of Bangladesh, we have also discussed their present scenario and future potential.
II. PRESENT SCENARIO At present, 53% of the total electricity generation of Bangladesh is from the power plants under public sector and 47% of the net generation of the country is from private sector [2]. Even though many extra units both from public and private sector have been added to the national grid, the power crisis is still a big issue in the country. So due to high demand, maximum generation of 2087 MW
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