Analysis of data collected by LGED to determine the prospect of wind energy at Kuakata

Abstract

Energy Sector plays an important role in the development of socio-economic condition of the country. The supply of electricity by Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) and Dhaka Electric Supply Authority (DESA) is mainly confined to cities and towns. Rural Electrification Board (REB) distributes electricity to the rural people through cooperatives. These rural co-operatives cover only 10% of the total population. Only about 15% of the total population is directly connected to the electricity supply. The waste material of plants, corn and animals, supply the major portion of the total energy. According to recent statistics, 73% of the final energy consumption was met by different type of bio-mass fuels (i.e. agriculture residues, wood fuel, animal dung etc.), 59% of the fuel is used for domestic purposes, 13.5% for small industrial products and 0.26% for non energy use; the latter is obviously very small covering commercial, transport and agricultural purposes. Rural, remote, coastal and isolated area development has long been considered as one of the maj or policy objectives of the Government of Bangladesh because over 85% of the populations live in those areas. In order to meet the increasing energy demand for development of agriculture and industry and for the generation of better employment opportunities, it will be necessary to harness all the available alternative sources of energy immediately.