Renewable Energy Development in Bangladesh
RENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
IN
BANGLADESH
Islam Sharif
Chief Executive Officer
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)
Executive Exchange on the use and integration of Renewable Energy in the
Power Sector
Madrid, Spain
October 19 – 23, 2009
COUNTRY PROFILE OF BANGLADESH
Geographical location
:Between 20°34̒ and 26°38’ North latitude, 88°01’ and
92°41’ East longitude
Area
:147 570 sq. km. [land: 130,168 sq km; water: 13,830 sq km]
Land type
:Consists mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast
Population
:161.915 Million (2008)
Population density
: 1101.9 per km2 (2007)
Population growth rate
:1.7% (2009 est.)
Sex ratio
: 1.04 male(s) to female (2008)
Infant mortality rate
: 52.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy rate
:63.1 years
Ethnics groups
:Bengali -98%, Others (tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) -2%
Religions
:Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, Other 1%
Languages
:Bengali(official), English
Literacy rate
:47.9% (male-54%, female: 41.4%) (2001 Census)
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS OF BANGLADESH
Currency
:Taka (BDT) ; USD 1 = 70 BDT
Purchasing power
:$224 billion (2008 est.)
GDP per capita
:US$ 506.054 (2008)
GDP growth rate
:5.587 % (2008)
Industrial production growth rate
:6.9% (2008 est.)
Inflation rate
:8.357 % (2008)
Population below poverty line
:45% (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate
:2.5% (2008 est.)
Labor force
:70.86 million
Industries
:Cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar.
ENERGY INDICATORS OF BANGLADESH
Total energy consumption
:16.6 million tons oil equivalent
Per capita energy consumption
:171 kg oil equivalent
Energy related CO2 emission
:42.74 million metric tonnes
Per capital CO2 emission
:0.3 metric tonnes
Energy consumption
: Conventional energy (54%) , Biomass (46%)
IN
BANGLADESH
Islam Sharif
Chief Executive Officer
Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL)
Executive Exchange on the use and integration of Renewable Energy in the
Power Sector
Madrid, Spain
October 19 – 23, 2009
COUNTRY PROFILE OF BANGLADESH
Geographical location
:Between 20°34̒ and 26°38’ North latitude, 88°01’ and
92°41’ East longitude
Area
:147 570 sq. km. [land: 130,168 sq km; water: 13,830 sq km]
Land type
:Consists mostly flat alluvial plain; hilly in southeast
Population
:161.915 Million (2008)
Population density
: 1101.9 per km2 (2007)
Population growth rate
:1.7% (2009 est.)
Sex ratio
: 1.04 male(s) to female (2008)
Infant mortality rate
: 52.5 deaths/1,000 live births
Life expectancy rate
:63.1 years
Ethnics groups
:Bengali -98%, Others (tribal groups, non-Bengali Muslims) -2%
Religions
:Muslim 83%, Hindu 16%, Other 1%
Languages
:Bengali(official), English
Literacy rate
:47.9% (male-54%, female: 41.4%) (2001 Census)
MACROECONOMIC INDICATORS OF BANGLADESH
Currency
:Taka (BDT) ; USD 1 = 70 BDT
Purchasing power
:$224 billion (2008 est.)
GDP per capita
:US$ 506.054 (2008)
GDP growth rate
:5.587 % (2008)
Industrial production growth rate
:6.9% (2008 est.)
Inflation rate
:8.357 % (2008)
Population below poverty line
:45% (2004 est.)
Unemployment rate
:2.5% (2008 est.)
Labor force
:70.86 million
Industries
:Cotton textiles, jute, garments, tea processing, paper newsprint, cement, chemical fertilizer, light engineering, sugar.
ENERGY INDICATORS OF BANGLADESH
Total energy consumption
:16.6 million tons oil equivalent
Per capita energy consumption
:171 kg oil equivalent
Energy related CO2 emission
:42.74 million metric tonnes
Per capital CO2 emission
:0.3 metric tonnes
Energy consumption
: Conventional energy (54%) , Biomass (46%)