Mid-span schemes for energy demand & supply strategies in Bangladesh

Abstract

As a developing country, Bangladesh still produces in adequate amount of energy and electricity. Without enough production of these two, further development cannot be ensured. Along with the production, there should also be a suitable plan for demand. If dynamic plans for both demand and supply can be made, the best result can be achieved. BD2050 calculator is an open source energy and emissions model which deals with a total of forty different factors to analysis the supply and demand of energy. This online calculator has been used to predict the outcome of the proposed plan of this study. In this research article, a number of factors which influence energy and electricity demand have been analyzed. Considering the reality, each of these factors has been set to a particular level. Based upon this analysis, total demand has been forecasted for the year 2030. Then the similar steps have been done for the factors of energy and electricity supply. The levels of all these factors have been chosen to obtain optimum growth for both demand and supply. In short, the scopes of energy consumption and supply have been analyzed and some options are recommended to meet the demand.