Tag: Bangladesh

Fundamentals of Electric Vehicles: NREL Presentation

Fundamentals of Electric Vehicles: NREL Presentation

February 1, 2023 | ,

This slide deck was developed for and presented at an Energy Fundamentals Course hosted by the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET). The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) helped organize this course in partnership with the United States Agency for International Development (USAID). While some of the content in the slide deck is tailored to Bangladesh specifically, this presentation is intended to be a general primer on electric vehicles that can be utilized for similar purposes by other universities or organizations throughout the world.

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Rays Power Infra commissions 275 MW solar PV project in Bangladesh

Rays Power Infra commissions 275 MW solar PV project in Bangladesh

January 18, 2023 |

Rays Power Infra has announced the completion of a 275 MW(DC) grid-connected solar power plant in Sundarganj, Gaibandha, Bangladesh. The project, which spans 600 acres of land (ten times the size of the Sydney Cricket Stadium in Australia), will power 5 lac households in Bangladesh and offset over 375 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions, equivalent to 250,000 fuel engine cars. The project is the single largest solar plant in the country, comprising over 500,000 installed Solar PV modules.

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Here’s how Bangladesh can speed up its solar energy transition

Here’s how Bangladesh can speed up its solar energy transition

September 18, 2022 |

Hikes in fuel prices globally have destabilised energy policy in Bangladesh, which imports about a quarter of its natural gas supply, sparking calls for a more diversified energy mix including a greater focus on renewables, especially solar. The country has little more than 900 megawatts (MW) of renewables capacity, out of total power capacity of 25,700 MW, falling far short of a target to achieve 10% of generation from clean energy sources by 2020.

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ACEN and ib vogt partner to develop solar power projects across Asia 

ACEN and ib vogt partner to develop solar power projects across Asia 

April 6, 2022 |

ACEN, a power company based in the Philippines, and ib vogt, a German engineering firm, have agreed to enter into a joint venture (JV) to fund the construction and operation of nearly 1 GW of solar power facilities across the Asia-Pacific region. The proposed JV will operate in Bangladesh, Malaysia, Indonesia, Vietnam, Malaysia, and other countries in the region to develop shovel-ready and late-stage projects.

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Bangladesh floats a tender for 68 MW solar park

Bangladesh floats a tender for 68 MW solar park

August 16, 2021 |

An international tender for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of a 68 MW solar PV park in Bangladesh’s Sirajganj area has been issued. The Bangladesh China Renewable Energy Company Ltd, a joint venture between Bangladesh’s North-West Power Generation Company Limited and the China National Machinery Import and Export Corporation, has launched the bid, which includes the construction of a 15km 132 kV double circuit transmission line with a substation bay extension. 

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Bangladesh commissions largest solar park in the country

Bangladesh commissions largest solar park in the country

April 30, 2021 |

Malaysian developer Ditrolic Solar Group has announced that it has commissioned the largest solar plant in Bangladesh. The project has a capacity of 73.1 MW and is located in the Mymensingh district, 100 km north of Dhaka. The solar plant is signed under a 20-year power purchase agreement with the Bangladesh Power Development Board. It was built with an investment of around $90 million and will supply power to the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh at an unspecified tariff.

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Power overcapacity worsening in Bangladesh: Switch in focus from coal and LNG to renewables and grid can address the problem

Power overcapacity worsening in Bangladesh: Switch in focus from coal and LNG to renewables and grid can address the problem

January 27, 2021 |

Bangladesh’s overall power system utilisation has fallen again in FY2019-20 to just 40%, down from 43% in the prior year. Instead of replacing the coal power projects with LNG, the Bangladesh government should consider using the land set aside for these projects for renewable energy installations. Another key part of a successful response to Bangladesh’s overcapacity problem would be investment in the transmission and distribution system.

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Bangladesh sets up a research centre and pilot project for hydrogen technologies

Bangladesh sets up a research centre and pilot project for hydrogen technologies

January 22, 2021 |

Bangladesh has announced that it has set up a research centre and a pilot processing plant for hydrogen-based technologies. In addition to producing hydrogen, the plant will also produce waste and biomass which will be used as feedstock. For this, the Bangladesh Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (BCSCIR) has kickstarted the training of scientists to work towards setting up a full-fledged Hydrogen Energy Laboratory as part of the project.

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Cross-border power market in South Asia

Cross-border power market in South Asia

November 10, 2020 |

While India is coal dominated at present, it is moving towards renewable power. Afghanistan is hydro dominated and is mainly an importer of electricity. Bhutan is the only country in South Asia where electricity is the main export commodity. Meanwhile, Bangladesh is mainly gas dominated, but faces several resource constraints.

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