An overview of energy profile for Bangladesh: past, present and future uses

Abstract

[Abstract]: Bangladesh is a relatively poor country. Although its infrastructure level is relatively low, with few paved roads and poor telephone or electricity access, the potential for growth is quite high and entails a large future increase in energy demand. And although it is the most densely populated agricultural country in the world it also falls among the lowest per capita energy users in the world. However, Bangladesh was recently discovered to contain large reserves of natural gas, a major attraction to foreign investors. Natural gas is also a good source of relatively clean energy for the future, especially in a country where energy demand is growing at a rate of about 10% per year. This survey will first look at the past trends of energy use in Bangladesh, the current energy profile of the country's production, imports, exports and usage of fossil fuels and/or biomass. It will then address the predicted energy increases over the next twenty years, and conclude with an estimation of what the energy mix may look like by the year 2020