SOLAR ENERGY PROGRAMME IN BANGLADESH
Cyclone Shelter Solar Electrification
Through
JICA assisted cyclone shelter project, LGED has established
more than 15KW of solar photovoltaic system in several cyclone
shelters in coastal
districts in Bangladesh. In each of the cyclone shelters, the solar
installations have been designed to operate 18 lamps and one TV. The
solar installations have tremendously reinforced the importance of
cyclone shelters and their effective utilization during the period
of natural disaster. Now solar installations at the shelters have
increased its wide and diversified use by the local community. It
enables the local community to continue adult education and similar
program at the night. Moreover, solar lighting at the night
transforms this shelter to act as a guide house for the sea vessels
and fishermen trawlers to safely reach to the shore.
The capacity and
type of installations of solar photovoltaic systems in various
coastal districts are tabulated below :
|
Sl. |
Solar Systems | Capacity ( Watt) | Location |
| 1 | Solar House Hold System | 17010 |
Kuakata in Patuakhali, Noakhali, Cox's Bazar, Madaripur, Kushtia, Kisoregonj, Kutubdia, Chittagonj (specially in all cyclone shelters), Khagrachari. |
| 2 | Solar Street Light | 2640 |
Kutubdia & Chokoria of Cox's Bazar and Banskhali & Anwara of Chittagong. |
| Total (in Watt) | 19650 Watt | ||
| 19.650 Kw |
Table shows below numbers of cyclone shelters in coastal districts of Bangladesh :
| Sl | Coastal Districts | No of Cyclone Shelters | Populations Served |
| 1. | Coxs Bazar | 401 | 250,750 |
| 2. | Chittagong | 497 | 521,550 |
| 3. | Feni | 106 | 82,350 |
| 4. | Noakhali | 198 | 95,900 |
| 5. | Laxmipur | 109 | 60,200 |
| 6. | Chandpur | 5 | 1,750 |
| 7. | Bhola | 152 | 60,800 |
| 8. | Patuakhali | 161 | 100,300 |
| 9. | Jhalokhati | 26 | 6,000 |
| 10. | Barisal | 62 | 18,500 |
| 11. | Barguna | 42 | 37,300 |
| 12. | Perojpur | 31 | 3,950 |
| 13. | Bagerhat | 07 | 7,000 |
| 14. | Khulna | 34 | 26,000 |
| 15. | Satkhira | 28 | 22,800 |
| Total |
