Solar PV Street Light Systems  under Renewable Energy Development & Energy Efficiency Measure of Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB)

Solar PV Electrification Project in the CHT Regions:

BPDB has implemented an excellent Solar PV electrification project in the Chittagong Hill Tracts region with support from  Ministry of  Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs.   The main reasons for undertaking this SPV project are given below:

• The extension as well as the maintenance of the National Grid into these areas is very highly expensive, difficult and risky. 

• The transportation of fuels for the localized generators in these areas is also very highly expensive, difficult and risky.

• The load density of these areas is low and disperse.

Considering above characteristics of the remote and hilly areas, the Solar PV electrification has emerged as the most appropriate technological option for the electrification of these areas. The people are enthusiastically purchasing the Solar Home Lighting Systems(SHLS). More people will be brought under SHLS for their households. They are mass interest among CHT people to procure SHLS  for their households but also giving monthly payments regularly.

The BPDB’s SPV electrification project consists of the following Solar PV Systems: