A Review on Electricity Generation and Evacuation in Bangladesh

This paper describes the available topologies for electricity generation and its evacuation system in Bangladesh. Usually, electricity is generated in a large power station and it is then sent to the customer end by means of transmission and distribution system. This is an established technology. However, this system proves very costly and the cost increases especially when the service area is remote. In remote areas, local people use kerosene as a fuel for lighting. Also, diesel generators for electrifying local markets and villages are being used. However, these generators run for a few hours of the day and the generation cost becomes very high. Practice of battery charging based electricity system is also found in many places of the remote area. Besides these, Government of Bangladesh (GOB) is trying to electrify the remote areas by means of SHS, which has been being used to replace the traditional kerosene-based lamps from 1998 in Bangladesh. However, with the advancement of technology, the demand of present SHS consumers is increasing considerably. Electricity to all is an essential requirement for the proper development of Bangladesh. Thus, it is essential to supply power with quality and reliability to the present users of the national grid, customers of the SHS and people of the un-electrified region. With this context, possibilities of exploring new topologies of generation and evacuation have also been discussed in this paper.