Prospects of Renewable Energy and Energy Storage Systems in Bangladesh and Developing Economics

s Bangladesh is facing daunting energy challenges that are merely likely to deteriorate over the next few years. Further, over fifty percent of Bangladesh's inhabitants live without electricity, and the grid expansion rate to connect rural areas is threatened by the looming capacity shortage. By acknowledging the potential of renewable energy technologies (RETs) and associated energy storage, Bangladesh could possibly meet its unprecedented energy demand, thus increasing electricity accessibility for all and as well as financial growth. This paper represents a baseline overview of prospects of renewable energy recourses, and a survey on energy storage systems related to RETs, and estimates the potential for commercial applications of these resources now and in the future All the latest information regarding renewable energy and associated energy storage systems have been collected from different government and private sectors including NGOs which are working with solar home systems (SHSs), wind power generation, biomass and biogas energy, hydro energy and battery as energy storage. The paper concludes that the RETs create income-generating activities for village people while reducing environmental problems, like deforestation and indoor air pollution from cooking with poor quality fuels.