Md. Wahidur Rahman

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Low Carbon Energy for Development an initiative
by LGED, Bangladesh

• Md. Wahidur Rahman
• Chief Engineer, LGED

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Presentation Layout

• LGED Mission, Vision and Functions
• RE resources in Bangladesh
• Major objectives of RE policy of Bangladesh
• Environmental promotion campaign by LGED
• History of RE interventions by LGED
• Prospect of RE project development
• Key outcomes Impacts of RE projects
• Challenges of RE project development
• Conclusions

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Introduction to LGED

• LGED is one of the largest public sector
  organizations in Bangladesh entrusted for
  planning and implementation of local level rural
  urban and small scale water resources
  infrastructure development programs.
• Among the Government Departments,
• LGED is the leading one who demonstrates
• Renewable Energy Technology (RET).

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Mission Statement of LGED

• Development and management of local
  infrastructure for increasing farm/non-farm
  production, generating employment, improving
  socio economic condition, promoting local
  governance, reducing poverty and acting as agent
  of change at the local level.

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Vision of LGED

• To remain professionally competent, efficient
  and effective for performing the interrelated and
  complementary functions of
• Developing, maintaining and managing transport,
  trading and small scale water resources
  infrastructure by ensuring community
  participation and taking care of environmental
  and social issues
• Providing technical and institutional support to
  strengthen the LGIs and serving local communities
  and other stakeholders.

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Rural, urban water sector Infrastructure
Development
Rural, Urban water sector Infrastructure
Maintenance
HRD program for LGED, LGIs and other Stakehol-ders
Functions of LGED
Technical supports to urban LGIs
Develop planning maps, database, technical spec.
and manuals
Technical assistance to other Ministries
RET Demonstration environment friendly
development
Technical supports to Zilla, Upazila Union
Parishad
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RE Resources in Bangladesh

• Biomass/biogas Very effective for cooking yet
  to be proven for wide scale power generation
• Solar Significant
• Wind Comprehensive wind resource assessment
  study is needed for wind power generation
• Hydro Very limited with some prospects of
  micro-hydro in the south-eastern part of
  Bangladesh

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Major Objectives of RE Policy

• Developing RE to meet 5 of the total power
  demand by 2015 and 10 by 2020
• Harness and dissemination of RET in rural,
  semi-urban and urban areas.
• Encourage and facilitate both public and private
  sector investment in RE projects.
• Promote appropriate, efficient and environment
  friendly use of RE.
• Promote development of local technology in the
  field of RE.

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History of RE intervention by LGED

• LGED is the pioneer of development of bio-gas
  plant in mid 1980s (around 2000 plants of
  different capacity are installed till 2011)
• Solar Electrification in Cyclone shelters in
  1990s.
• RET demonstration under Sustainable Rural Energy
• ( SRE) Project (1998- 2007 )
• Promoted 10 kw Micro Hydro Unit (2006)
• Developed low cost water pumping windmill (1999)
• Initiatives of Wind Energy Resource Mapping (
  2000-2002)

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Environmental promotion campaign by LGED

• Renewable Energy Technology demonstration
• Improved Urban sanitation services
• Roadside tree plantation
• Waste Management of semi-urban centers
• Exhibition on environmental awareness
• Eco-village development (Amgram, Modhutila)
• Integration of SPV system at newly built
  buildings/urban infrastructures.

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Forest residues
Animal dung
Biomass resources Agricultural residues
Poultry waste
Biomass Resources
Garbage
Municipal and industrial solid wastes
Water hyacinth
Sugarcane bagasse
 Jatropha Curcas (JC) trees for bio-fuel
production
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Prospect of RE project by LGED

• Slaughter house and municipal waste based biogas
  plant for cooking (on going) (funded by giz)
• Solar micro-utility for promoting rural energy
  (electrification of rural community health
  clinic)
• Solar electrification at Off-Grid Primary
  School-cum-Cyclone Shelter, UP complex Bhaban
  (proposed)
• Promotion of RE in the urban semi-urban areas
• ( under CRDP)
• Solar water pumping for irrigation can replace
  conventional water pump
• Solar street light in rural roads.

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Key outcomes of RE Projects

• Through RET demonstration by LGED, root level
  stakeholders ( NGO, CBO, Individuals) were
  encouraged in implementing RETs at rural and
  off-gird areas .
• LGED initiatives regarding RE are being
  replicated by grassroots level stakeholders
• Capacity development of field level technicians
  in the field of RE
• LGEDs environmental campaign (Tree plantation,
  Sanitation, garbage disposal) can be considered
  as an approach to CDM

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Impact of RET on rural livelihood

• Solar electricity replaced fossil fuel based
  lights at rural area and reduced environment
  pollution
• Improves quality of lives through increased
  working hour and income generation after dusk
• Encourage and facilitate mass education. Access
  to solar powered electronic media provides
  entertainment, distant education

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Impact of RET on rural livelihood .......

• The solar powered remote rural health clinic
  provides excellent medical services to the rural
  poor.
• Solar electrification at rural market increased
  merchandizing hours and contributing development
  of rural economy

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Challenges of RE project development

• Technological
• Economical
• Sociological
• Management

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Technological Challenges

• Sustainability Technology adopted should be
  sustainable e.g. sometimes solar cells, LED
  etc. show rapid degradation in output.
• In case of Solar PV energy storage/battery is a
  major stumbling block

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Technological Challenges.

• Location dependence
• Performance degradation due to dust collection
  on Solar PV panels. Humidity and temperature can
  also cause significant problem to the exposed
  connections as frequently observed in
  Bangladesh.

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Economic Challenges

• RET is very expensive. People of a country like
  Bangladesh can hardly afford this technology.
• Micro-credit in Solar PV Home Systems is a
  solution in Bangladesh. But in case of industrial
  and commercial application, economic viability is
  important.

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Economic Challenges ......

• Due to huge overhead cost, Building Integrated PV
  system is not yet popularized.
• Lack of FDI for rural mini-grid PV system.
• For a large scale PV plant, land is a major
  concern in a country like Bangladesh it raises
  the question of loss of agricultural lands.

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Sociological Challenges

• Sociological factors influence the acceptability
  of RET. As for example, some times people tend to
  dislike usage of biogas for cooking.
• Degree of reliability If the confidence of
  people is dented once due to lack of reliability,
  it is very difficult to regain it.
• Lack of Community Motivation

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Management Challenges

• This aspect is often ignored in RE projects
  resulting in ultimate failure.
• Proper importance should be given to economic
  viability and sustainability during the planning
  stage
• An effective management system should be
  introduced for proper O M.
• Poor management is the main cause of failure of
  small scale RE systems

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Conclusions

• Bangladesh has a good potential of bio-energy
  resources for power generation.
• The agricultural residues and wastes, animal and
  poultry waste, industrial waste, municipal waste,
  kitchen waste and market waste can be better used
  for energy production.
• Harnessing RE in remote off-grid and high energy
  demand areas can be alternative options to
  promote better livelihood.
• Local resource based RE technology implementation
  can be sustainable and low carbon energy option.

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Thank you all