Useful Information :
Policy Level Issues :
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Policy guidelines for power purchase from captive power plant
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Policy guideline for small power plant (SPP) in private sector
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Vision statement, power division, ministry of energy and mineral resources
- Programme framework of sustainable energy programme(SEP) , Concept note - prepared by The government of the People's republic of Bangladesh & United Nations Development Programmeme(UNDP)

- Sustainable Energy Development Centre (SEDEC) - under implementation (Proposed)

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Energy Strategy for Bangladesh : A Brief Survey with Recommendations,
Prepared by The Energy Panel of Bangladesh Environmental Network , BEN Energy Panel: Dr. Ahmed Badruzzaman (Chairperson), Dr. Sarwat Chowdhury, Dr. Selim Hannan, Mr. Golam Kabir and Professor Mohamed Khalequzzaman( Opinions expressed in this report are personal views of the panel members and are not intended to reflect those of their employers or other organizations they are associated with. ) - CONCEPT PAPER ON - nergy conservation, efficiency improvement, clean energy & sustainable development program,
ENERGY MANAGEMENT UNIT , POWER DIVISION , 21 MARCH 2004
Database on conducted survey :
- Off-Grid Mapping ( Growth Centers, UP Complex, Cluster village, Rural Clinic)

- Country Report - Bio-Energy Study - Bangladesh (Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions by Promoting Bioenergy Technologies for Heat Applications) . Submitted to FAO(Bangkok) January 2006

- Energy consumption in Bangladesh - Data source based on a survey, mainly on households, have been conducted in 2003 on 2391 households in four divisions of the country - Prepared by Bangladesh Institutes of Development Studies (BIDS)

- RET Products/accessories in local market

- Feasibility of Small Solar Home System (SSHS) (<30 Wp) Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development Project (REREDP)
- BARRIERS CREATING CRISIS IN BANGLADESH POWER SECTOR AND PROBABLE QUICK SOLUTION ( Important document )
Biomass Energy:
- Land and Forest Area of Bangladesh ( Most important and details data, maps on land use and forest, provided by Forest Department of Bangladesh)
- Bangladesh: Addressing Indoor Air Pollution (IAP)

- Promotion of Biogas Production and Use in Commercial Establishment
- Feasibility of a national programme on domestic biogas in Bangladesh - Final report

- Rural Energy Institutional Development Strategy in Bangladesh

- The Environment Conservation Rules, 1997 , Bangladesh

- Mobilizing the Market for Biogas technology [
pdf 519.97 kb ] - Promotion of Biogas Production and Use in Commercial Establishment by GTZ-PURE/Power Cell/Sustainable Energy Unit (SEU)

- Assessment of present status of LPG systems and its market potential in Bangladesh

- Biomass Gasification Programme

- Electricity generation from poultry waste

- Biomass Briquetting Programme in Bangladesh

- Biogas Technology by BCSIR/GTZ & Improved Coock Stoves by BCSIR/GTZ

- Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) Foundation

- National Domestic Biogas and Manure Programme in Bangladesh

- Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) with photos
- Introducing Grameen Shakti’s Biogas Program( Different steps of biogas plant with photos)

- Biogas Programs in Bangladesh: A Solution To Growing Fuel Crisis in Rural Households

- BIOMASS AND ENERGY POTENTIALS OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL CROPS

- Proceedings of the National Seminar on Renewable Energy - Focus on Bio Energy

- RELIMINARY REPORT ON AGRICULTURE SAMPLE SURVEY 2005, OCTOBER 2005, BANGLADESH BUREAU OF STATISTICS, PLANNING DIVISION, MINISTRY OF PLANNING, GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF BANGLADESH

Solar Energy :
- Primary Field Survey Report PROMOTION OF MODERN DRYING TECHNOLOGIES IN RURAL AREAS OF BANGLADESH Funded by GTZ

- BRRI Solar Dryer : Reduce Post Harvest Loss and Save Seed Health

- SOLAR DRYING OF FRUITS AND FISH by Bangladesh Agricultural University

- Solar Energy to key to Rural Development in Bangladesh [
pdf 503.05 kb ] - Battery maintenance & trouble shooting - by Rahimafrooz Batteries Ltd.
- Miniaturized Solar Home System for lighting purpose with Light Emitting Diodes
Wind Energy :
- 30 Years Wind data from Bangladesh Meteorological Department
- Wind Energy Resource Potentials in Bangladesh
- Wind Energy Resource Mapping in Bangladesh
- Monthly Analysis of Wind Speed at St.Martin,Teknaf,Cox's Bazar ( 2001)

- Wind data analysis at St. Martins Island from April 1998 - March 99
- Month hourly wind speed at St. Martins Island from Jan 2000 - December 2000
- Month wise hourly wind speed at St. Martins Island
- Approximate size of wind speed their annual mean speed and utilizations
- Wind Energy situation at St. Martins Island
Microhydro Energy :
- Micro Hydro Resource Potentials in Bangladesh
- Micro Hydro power potential sites in Bangladesh
- Micro Hydro power unit in Bangladesh
Energy Efficiency :
Technical Documents
- Technical Specifications for Solar Home System (SHS) Under Rural Electrification and Renewable Energy Development (PV Component) Project (REREDP) . January 15, 2005

- IDCOL Eligible equipment under Small Solar Home System(SSHS)
Presentation :
- Biogas Programs in Bangladesh: A Solution To Growing Fuel Crisis in Rural Households

- Rural Energy Institutional Development Strategy in Bangladesh

- Battery maintenance & trouble shooting - by Rahimafrooz Batteries Ltd.
- BIOMASS AND ENERGY POTENTIALS OF SELECTED AGRICULTURAL CROPS
- H2 : The Long-Term Candidate for Energy Production and Storage from Renewable Sources
- GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
- Overview of the Renewable Energy Sector in Bangladesh
- RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES AND TECHNOLOGIES: GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE
- BIO-ENERGY - by RERC, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
- Biomass and Bioenergy: Developments and Potentials - by B. K. Bala, Department of Farm Power & Machinery Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh -2202, Bangladesh
- Present Energy Scenario in Bangladesh

- Role of IPCC in Addressing Climate Change

- DEVELOPMENT OF A POLLUTION FREE SOLAR DRIER FOR TOMATO

- A solar-aware wireless sensor network based on low energy adaptive clustering hierarchy

- Self-similar nature of solar radiation: Modeling and estimation

- Role of Private Enterprises in Commercializing RET

- Achievement of IDCOL in Promoting RET in Bangladesh

- The Potential of Electricity Generation from Poultry Waste in Bangladesh.

- Electric Power Generation From Rice Husk
- USE OF EARTH AIR TUNNEL AND CAVITY WALL AS PASSIVE COOLING IN A GARMENT FACTORY OF BANGLADESH FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION

- Daily global radiation tilt factor for Dhaka

Conventional Energy (non-renewable) related documents of Bangladesh:
( Bangladesh - SARI/Energy Reports, Studies, and Presentations )
IDCOL Publications :
[ Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL) was established on 14 May 1997 by the Government of Bangladesh (GOB). The Company was licensed by Bangladesh Bank as a non-bank financial institution (NBFI) on 5 January 1998. Since its inception, IDCOL is playing a major role in bridging the financing gap for developing medium and large-scale infrastructure and renewable energy projects in Bangladesh. In less than a decade, the company now stands as the market leader in private sector energy and infrastructure financing in Bangladesh. IDCOL supported by World Bank, GTZ, KfW, SNV-Netherlands Development Organization and the Government of Bangladesh ) ]
- IDCOL Lending Terms
- National Domestic Biogas and Manure Programme Implementation Plan

- Feasibility Study of a National Programme on Domestic Biogas in Bangladesh

- IDCOL Report on Technical Study of Biogas Plants Installed in Bangladesh

- IDCOL Newsletter 1

- IDCOL Newsletter 2

- IDCOL Brochure

- IDCOL Eligible PV Components

- Technical Specifications Manual for SHS

- Policy Guideline - Small Power Plants

- Power Generation Policy

- Vision Statement - Power Sector

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