Prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in Bangladesh

Energy is instrumental for the development and economic growth of a country. Although Bangladesh is known as a developing country in South Asia, it has been recognised as a model country by the United Nations for its remarkable achievements in attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goal...

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Main Authors:	Molik, Sazib, Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur, ., Md. Hasanuzzaman, Karim, Mohammed Ershadul, ., M. Hosenuzzaman
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Published:	Elsevier 2016
Subjects:	T175 Industrial research. Research and development
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spelling	iium-513922017-01-09T01:35:10Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/51392/ Prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in Bangladesh Molik, Sazib Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur ., Md. Hasanuzzaman Karim, Mohammed Ershadul ., M. Hosenuzzaman T175 Industrial research. Research and development Energy is instrumental for the development and economic growth of a country. Although Bangladesh is known as a developing country in South Asia, it has been recognised as a model country by the United Nations for its remarkable achievements in attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Successive governments of the country have taken several developmental initiatives that aim to improve the standard of living and to provide basic rights to the citizens. An increase in the demand for energy, particularly electricity, is a normal consequence of many of these initiatives. Thus, the provision of sufﬁcient electricity has become a genuine challenge for the government. Studies have indicated that even if the national demand for electricity remains static, another 35 years is required by the government to provide electricity to all, given the current production pace. Providing electricity to all may nearly be an impossible task because of the ever-increasing demand for electricity. The situation in rural areas, where many people are deprived of electricity supply, is even severe. Fortunately, this coastal and agro-based country is geo- graphically located in an area that has a potential in exploiting different renewable forms of energy. Therefore, renewable energy sources can be considered potential solutions to satisfy the future energy demand of the country and to provide electricity, particularly in rural areas. Bangladesh is one of the countries that is seriously vulnerable to the effects of climate change; hence, the use of renewable energy can contribute to mitigate the effects of both climate change and environmental degradation in the country. Elsevier 2016-11 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51392/1/Prospects%2Cprogress%2Cpolicies%2Candeffectsofruralelectrification_in_Bangladesh.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/51392/4/51392_Prospects%2C_progress%2C_policies%2C_and_effects_of_rural_electrification_in_Bangladesh_SCOPUS.pdf Molik, Sazib and Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur and ., Md. Hasanuzzaman and Karim, Mohammed Ershadul and ., M. Hosenuzzaman (2016) Prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in Bangladesh. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 65. pp. 553-667. ISSN 1364-0321 http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1364032116303173 10.1016/j.rser.2016.06.091
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spellingShingle	T175 Industrial research. Research and development Molik, Sazib Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur ., Md. Hasanuzzaman Karim, Mohammed Ershadul ., M. Hosenuzzaman Prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in Bangladesh
description	Energy is instrumental for the development and economic growth of a country. Although Bangladesh is known as a developing country in South Asia, it has been recognised as a model country by the United Nations for its remarkable achievements in attaining the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Successive governments of the country have taken several developmental initiatives that aim to improve the standard of living and to provide basic rights to the citizens. An increase in the demand for energy, particularly electricity, is a normal consequence of many of these initiatives. Thus, the provision of sufﬁcient electricity has become a genuine challenge for the government. Studies have indicated that even if the national demand for electricity remains static, another 35 years is required by the government to provide electricity to all, given the current production pace. Providing electricity to all may nearly be an impossible task because of the ever-increasing demand for electricity. The situation in rural areas, where many people are deprived of electricity supply, is even severe. Fortunately, this coastal and agro-based country is geo- graphically located in an area that has a potential in exploiting different renewable forms of energy. Therefore, renewable energy sources can be considered potential solutions to satisfy the future energy demand of the country and to provide electricity, particularly in rural areas. Bangladesh is one of the countries that is seriously vulnerable to the effects of climate change; hence, the use of renewable energy can contribute to mitigate the effects of both climate change and environmental degradation in the country.
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author	Molik, Sazib Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur ., Md. Hasanuzzaman Karim, Mohammed Ershadul ., M. Hosenuzzaman
author_facet	Molik, Sazib Rashid, Muhammad Mahbubur ., Md. Hasanuzzaman Karim, Mohammed Ershadul ., M. Hosenuzzaman
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title	Prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in Bangladesh
title_short	Prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in Bangladesh
title_full	Prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in Bangladesh
title_fullStr	Prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in Bangladesh
title_full_unstemmed	Prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in Bangladesh
title_sort	prospects, progress, policies, and effects of rural electrification in bangladesh
publisher	Elsevier
publishDate	2016
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