Bangladesh - Energy Policy Note for the New Government

Bangladesh suffers from significant shortages of power generation capacity and natural gas. Addressing these problems will require concerted action to improve services, restructure energy sector finances, and bolster governance. In parallel, fuels...

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Main Author: World Bank
Format: Energy Study
Language:English
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Published: Washington, DC 2013
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Online Access:http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/16238732/bangladesh-energy-policy-note-new-government
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spelling okr-10986-123532021-04-23T14:03:00Z Bangladesh - Energy Policy Note for the New Government World Bank ACCESS TO ENERGY ACCESS TO ENERGY SERVICES APPROACH BALANCE BURNER TIP COAL COAL MINES COAL MINING DEMAND GROWTH DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT DIESEL DOMESTIC GAS ELECTRICITY ELECTRICITY PRICES ELECTRICITY SUPPLY ELECTRIFICATION ENERGY CRISIS ENERGY EFFICIENCY ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES ENERGY POLICY ENERGY SECTOR EXPLORATION WELLS FUEL FUELS GAS AND ELECTRICITY GAS EXPLORATION GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION GAS IMPORT GAS POLICY GAS PRICES GAS RESERVES GAS SECTOR GAS SECTOR POLICY GAS SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE GAS TRANSMISSION GENERATION INVESTMENTS GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET HOLDING COMPANY INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES NATURAL GAS NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION NATURAL GAS SUPPLY OIL OIL PRICE OIL PRICE SPIKE ONSHORE AREAS OPERATING EFFICIENCY PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND PEAK TIMES PIPELINE POWER POWER GENERATION POWER GENERATION CAPACITY POWER PLANTS POWER PROJECT POWER SECTOR POWER SECTOR REFORM POWER SECTORS POWER SHORTAGES POWER SUPPLY PRICE VOLATILITY PRICES FOR GAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT PRIVATE SECTOR PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT PROBABLE RESERVES PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS REGULATORY ACTIONS REGULATORY FRAMEWORK REGULATORY OVERSIGHT RENEWABLE ENERGY RURAL ELECTRIFICATION SERVICE DELIVERY SERVICE QUALITY SUPPLY GAP SURPLUS CAPACITY UTILITIES Bangladesh suffers from significant shortages of power generation capacity and natural gas. Addressing these problems will require concerted action to improve services, restructure energy sector finances, and bolster governance. In parallel, fuels and power policymaking coordination should be improved in order to address medium and longer term issues (such as assessing the place of coal-fired power in the generation mix, and considering energy trade options). The World Bank Group is ready to support Bangladesh to address comprehensively its energy sector challenges, complementing the assistance from other development partners. 2013-02-13T23:24:51Z 2013-02-13T23:24:51Z 2009-01 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/16238732/bangladesh-energy-policy-note-new-government http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12353 English en_US CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank Washington, DC Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study Economic & Sector Work South Asia Bangladesh
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topic ACCESS TO ENERGY
ACCESS TO ENERGY SERVICES
APPROACH
BALANCE
BURNER TIP
COAL
COAL MINES
COAL MINING
DEMAND GROWTH
DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT
DIESEL
DOMESTIC GAS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY PRICES
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRIFICATION
ENERGY CRISIS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SECTOR
EXPLORATION WELLS
FUEL
FUELS
GAS AND ELECTRICITY
GAS EXPLORATION
GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
GAS IMPORT
GAS POLICY
GAS PRICES
GAS RESERVES
GAS SECTOR
GAS SECTOR POLICY
GAS SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE
GAS TRANSMISSION
GENERATION INVESTMENTS
GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET
HOLDING COMPANY
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION
NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY
OIL
OIL PRICE
OIL PRICE SPIKE
ONSHORE AREAS
OPERATING EFFICIENCY
PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND
PEAK TIMES
PIPELINE
POWER
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER PLANTS
POWER PROJECT
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR REFORM
POWER SECTORS
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER SUPPLY
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRICES FOR GAS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
PROBABLE RESERVES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
REGULATORY ACTIONS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE QUALITY
SUPPLY GAP
SURPLUS CAPACITY
UTILITIES
spellingShingle ACCESS TO ENERGY
ACCESS TO ENERGY SERVICES
APPROACH
BALANCE
BURNER TIP
COAL
COAL MINES
COAL MINING
DEMAND GROWTH
DEMAND-SIDE MANAGEMENT
DIESEL
DOMESTIC GAS
ELECTRICITY
ELECTRICITY PRICES
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY
ELECTRIFICATION
ENERGY CRISIS
ENERGY EFFICIENCY
ENERGY EFFICIENCY MEASURES
ENERGY POLICY
ENERGY SECTOR
EXPLORATION WELLS
FUEL
FUELS
GAS AND ELECTRICITY
GAS EXPLORATION
GAS EXPLORATION AND PRODUCTION
GAS IMPORT
GAS POLICY
GAS PRICES
GAS RESERVES
GAS SECTOR
GAS SECTOR POLICY
GAS SUPPLY INFRASTRUCTURE
GAS TRANSMISSION
GENERATION INVESTMENTS
GLOBAL ENERGY MARKET
HOLDING COMPANY
INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES
NATURAL GAS
NATURAL GAS CONSUMPTION
NATURAL GAS PRODUCTION
NATURAL GAS SUPPLY
OIL
OIL PRICE
OIL PRICE SPIKE
ONSHORE AREAS
OPERATING EFFICIENCY
PEAK ELECTRICITY DEMAND
PEAK TIMES
PIPELINE
POWER
POWER GENERATION
POWER GENERATION CAPACITY
POWER PLANTS
POWER PROJECT
POWER SECTOR
POWER SECTOR REFORM
POWER SECTORS
POWER SHORTAGES
POWER SUPPLY
PRICE VOLATILITY
PRICES FOR GAS
PRIVATE INVESTMENT
PRIVATE SECTOR
PRIVATE SECTOR INVOLVEMENT
PROBABLE RESERVES
PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS
REGULATORY ACTIONS
REGULATORY FRAMEWORK
REGULATORY OVERSIGHT
RENEWABLE ENERGY
RURAL ELECTRIFICATION
SERVICE DELIVERY
SERVICE QUALITY
SUPPLY GAP
SURPLUS CAPACITY
UTILITIES
World Bank
Bangladesh - Energy Policy Note for the New Government
geographic_facet South Asia
Bangladesh
description Bangladesh suffers from significant shortages of power generation capacity and natural gas. Addressing these problems will require concerted action to improve services, restructure energy sector finances, and bolster governance. In parallel, fuels and power policymaking coordination should be improved in order to address medium and longer term issues (such as assessing the place of coal-fired power in the generation mix, and considering energy trade options). The World Bank Group is ready to support Bangladesh to address comprehensively its energy sector challenges, complementing the assistance from other development partners.
format Economic & Sector Work :: Energy Study
author World Bank
author_facet World Bank
author_sort World Bank
title Bangladesh - Energy Policy Note for the New Government
title_short Bangladesh - Energy Policy Note for the New Government
title_full Bangladesh - Energy Policy Note for the New Government
title_fullStr Bangladesh - Energy Policy Note for the New Government
title_full_unstemmed Bangladesh - Energy Policy Note for the New Government
title_sort bangladesh - energy policy note for the new government
publisher Washington, DC
publishDate 2013
url http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2009/01/16238732/bangladesh-energy-policy-note-new-government
http://hdl.handle.net/10986/12353
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