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Ali, Z. F.; MALLICK, F. H. Sustainability and energy issues in development: BRAC solar projects in Bangladesh. In: CONFERENCE ON PASSIVE AND LOW ENERGY ARCHITECTURE, 20., 2003, Santiago do Chile. Anais... Santiago do Chile, 2003.
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Abstract

Bangladesh spends 70% of its export earnings for importing fuel. The only sizeable fossil fuel reserve of natural gas is likely to be exhausted within the next ten years. Bangladesh has 75,000 villages, and the national plan for rural electrification is unlikely to reach a majority of the villages because of inaccessibly and low consumer density. There is hardly any choice but to resort to renewable energy technology and bring it within the means of the ordinary person. BRAC, a Bangladeshi NGO, which also happens to be one of the largest in the world, reaches about 60,000 villages with its programs in education, health care, micro finance, agriculture, research, crafts, computers, banking, printing, food projects, poultry and dairy. In recent years it has undertaken several projects in renewable energy. Starting with a relatively small solar energy project it is now extending it to a much larger scale reaching many villagers all over the country. Biogas as cooking fuel is another project that expects to reach a large segment of the population shortly. Wind turbines are also being installed in the coastal areas under this renewable energy project. Solar cookers and hot boxes are offshoots of these larger projects. Apart from the technical aspects other aspects of concern are social impact and affordability. The paper examines the context of renewable energy in terms of solar projects in Bangladesh and puts it in a long-term perspective. It examines the modalities of the BRAC projects and its impact on the progress of a developing country. The paper examines the future prospects in critical light and assesses the energy issues along with social and economic ones. Cost recovery is an important aspect in this context since majority of the beneficiaries of these projects are very poor. Strategies that make such projects technically viable and cost effective are discussed.
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