Solar Photovoltaic Systems in Bangladesh : Experiences and Opportunities
Contents: Preface. 1. Prospects of solar PV systems in Bangladesh/Saleemul Huq, A. Atiq Rahman and M. Eusuf. 2. Photovoltaic installations at Narsingdi: difficulties, advantages and disadvantages/Syed A.F.M. Sajedul Huq. 3. Solar electrification at cyclone shelters in Bangladesh: LGED\'s experience/Md. Tarik-Ul-Islam. 4. Studies on a Photovoltaic water pump/Md. Mosharraf Hossain Bhuiyan. 5. Solar submersible water pumping for small scale use in Bangladesh/M.A.R. Sarkar, Z. Mahmud, M. Obaidullah and A.M.A. Huq. 6. Solar Photovoltaic installations in Bangladesh power development board/Mir Raziuddin Haroon and Mazharul Islam. 7. Evaluation and monitoring of Narsingdi PV systems/M. Eusuf. 8. Application of PV technology for rural electrification and income generation: experience of Grameen Shakti/Dewan A.H. Alamgir. 9. Brac solar energy programs for sustainable development: Photovoltaic hybrid power/Sudip Kumar Saha. 10. CMES\'s experience in the dissemination of solar Photovoltaic energy in Bangladesh/Muhammad Ibrahim, Shykhulazzaman and S. Kamruzzaman. 11. Photovoltaic (PV) market potential in Bangladesh - constraints, future potential diversification/Khurshidul Islam. 12. Solar PV system - a private initiative: Bangladesh perspective/A.K.M. Mohiuddin and Niaz Rahim. 13. Commercialization of solar home systems: market assessment survey in Bangladesh/Hasna J. Khan, Asma J. Huque, Salma Khatun and M.A. Mannan. 14. Synergy power corporation hybrid remote area power systems/Eric T. Kalkhurst. 15. SELCO - a success story in solar energy/Winrock International. 16. SPV technology dissemination - a global review/Venkata Ramana P. 17. Solar Photovoltaic: commercialization attempts in rural India/Venkata Ramana P. 18. Renewable energy in Bangladesh and government policy/M. Nurul Islam. 19. Application of solar energy for mitigation of green house gases in Bangladesh/Ahsan Uddin Ahmed. 20. Some observations on dissemination of solar Photovoltaic energy in Bangladesh/M. Nurul Islam. 21. Conclusions and recommendations. 22. Recent development in solar PV and related issues in Bangladesh/M. Eusuf. List of participants of the workshop. Index.
"Photovoltaic technology has emerged as one of the methods of accessing energy for low level consumption. The systems use solar energy for generation of electricity. Since solar energy is available everywhere, this technology should serve as a great booster for rural electrification. There is not fuel cost or moving parts in this system, resulting in quiet functioning leading to durability and a soundless environment.
Since 1980, a number of organizations in Bangladesh have been involved in research, development and diffusion of PV systems, but penetration among the users has been very slow.
It is against this backdrop that, Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) and Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) brought together some leading national and international experts, policy planners and development agencies in Dhaka in May, 1999 to develop a strategy for accelerating the dissemination of solar PV systems.
This volume brings together the presentations, dialogues, open discussions and a consensus report on the recommendations. In a span of 22 chapters, this book records the present progress and proposes future steps to be taken for popularization of the use of solar energy in Bangladesh. It calls for coordination among the stakeholders in the promotion of technologies and the development of local entrepreneurship by establishing financing institutions such as a Renewable Energy Development Fund and an appropriate agency. The authors emphasize the need for a collective effort by NGOs, donor agencies and media support which would result in increased awareness and social mobilization in the dissemination of this environmentally friendly technology. The book concludes with a series of recommendations and follow-up steps for the sustainability of the solar PV system and the essential need for a power need matrix." (jacket)
