Affordable Electricity for Bhashan Char from Renewable Energy

Abstract

Bangladesh is a developing country with energy problem causing various after effects like load shedding, energy distribution & transmission. Major problem is population and adding more population may end in more scarcity of electricity distribution. Rohingya people fled away from Myanmar makes the number of population rising and energy problem is also increasing with more people as Bangladesh Government decided to relocate them in an island called Bhashan Char (Also known as Thenger Char, Char Piya). Bhashan Char is located at the southwest part of Bangladesh away from the main land and in the Bay of Bengal. Energy distribution from National grid is not a solution to the problem and as it is a remote area and detached from the main land transmission from the National grid is not feasible. The only solution is to provide electricity with renewable resources by means of PV, Wind or any other electricity generation systems. The HOMER simulation software was used for the design. The software also predicts the cost of electricity with sustainable manners. The proposed system has per unit electricity cost of 8.9 BDT.