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Renewable Energy development  organizations  ( Working for R & D,  Energy policy formulation  in  Bangladesh)  

 

1. Bangladesh Solar Energy Society ( Research & Development Organization):

Director

Bangladesh Solar Energy Society

Faculty of Science

University of Dhaka

Bangladesh.

Web Address : www.univdhaka.edu

E-mail : rercdu@yahoo.com

 

2. Power Cell :

 

Power Cell has been created by the government under Power Division, Ministry of Power, Energy & Mineral Resources under “TA for Implementation of Bangladesh power sector reform” project to carry forward the Power Sector reform activities of the government of Bangladesh. The objectives of the reform program can he stated as (not limited to):

 
  • To develop an implementable plan of reform program
  • To implement specific program to achieve desirable performance improvements, consumer satisfaction and viability of the sector
  • To help the utilities to achieve accelerated development of the sector with optimum utilization of resources,
  • To develop strategy for corporatization of different entities.
  • To structure financial & business plan of the existing & emerging entities
  • Io develop strategy for distribution area demarcation & rationalization of the utilities
  • To develop HR/D plan for the existing & emerging entities
  • To develop & Implement the centrally well designed MIS & IT system of power sector
  • To build in house capacity of system improvement & the sector's efficiency in formulating the tariff calculation and cash flow studies
  • To develop the power sector master plan incorporating the updated data.
  • To establish a communication system among the sectors utilities
MAILING ADDRESS CONTACT PERSON  
 
Power Cell
Power Division
Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources 10 th Floor, Biduyt Bhaban, 1, Abdul Gani Road, Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh
Tele: +88-02-9551261, 9555962, 9566099, 9572308, 9556577.

Fax: +88-02-9572097, 9554664
E-mail: info@powercell.gov.bd

  Md. Shazibul Hoque
Assistant Director (MIS/IT & Communication)
E-mail:  dg@powercell.gov.bd, shazib@powercell.gov.bd,  

 
 
 

 

Please visit...  Draft Programme Framework of  Sustainable Energy Programme (SEP) by The Government Of The People’s Republic Of Bangladesh  & United Nations Development Programmeme (UNDP)

 

3. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC)

Electricity Regulatory Commission Act 2003 (Act No. 13 of 2003) was passed in the parliament in March 2003 for the establishment of as independent and impartial regulatory commission to regulate Electricity, gas and petroleum sector.

In April 2004, Regulatory Commission was established and starts functioning. The commission will frame rules and regulation to ensure transparency in the management, operation and tariff determination in Electricity, gas and petroleum sector. The commission will protect consumer and industry interest and promote competitive market.

Major functions of BERC are as follows:

  1. Issue, cancel, amend and determine conditions of licensees
  2. Determine tariff safety enhancement
  3. Frame codes and standards and make enforcement of those to ensuring quality of service
  4. Resolves dispute between licensees and between licensees and consumer and refer those to arbitration if necessary.
  5. Advice to the Government regarding electricity generation, transmission, marketing, supply distribution and storage of energy.

 

4. Sustainable Energy Unit (SEU) :

Sustainable Energy Unit (SEU) financed by UNDP

Address :

Bidhyut Bhaban(10th Floor)

1 Abdul Gani Road

Dhaka-1000

Bangladesh

Tel : +88-02-717 2729, 716 0919, 716 0293 (Ext. 102, 103)

 

Please visit...  Draft Programme Framework of  Sustainable Energy Programme (SEP) by The Government Of The People’s Republic Of Bangladesh  & United Nations Development Programmeme (UNDP)

 

5.  SUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CENTRE (SEDEC) - under implementation / Proposed . Please click here

 

 

 

6. Center for Energy Studies,  BUET( Research & Development Organization)  :

Md. Sahhidul Islam Khan

Director

Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology (BUET)

Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

Tel : 880-2-966 5650-80 Ext. 7526,7304, 880-2-966 5636

Fax : 880-2-861 3046, 861 3026(Attention CES)

E-mail : dirces@buet.ac.bd

http://www.buet.ac.bd/ces/

 

7. Institute of Appropriate Technologies,  BUET  ( Research & Development Organization)  :

Dr. M. Kamal Uddin 

Director, Centre for Energy Studies

Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Dhaka-1000, Bangladesh

Tel: + 88- 02 - 9665650/Ext.7304. Fax: + 88 - 02 - 861 3046

E-mail: dirces@buet.ac.bd , kamal@iat.buet.ac.bd

Web Address : http://www.buet.ac.bd/ces

 

 

8. Renewable Energy Society (RES)  :

 

 

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