FORESEEABLE DEMAND OF SOLAR ENERGY PERSPECTIVE BANGLADESH

Exhaustion of conventional sources of energy, environmental degradation caused by the burning of fossil fuels and the ongoing energy crisis has driven the need to explore alternative and sustainable sources of energy. Solar energy is such an enormous potential in this regard, that its one minute radiation surpasses the amount of energy the world has used since the time began. As a developing country, Bangladesh is encountering a great difficulty in supplying sufficient energy to maintain its economic growth. The current demand for energy exceeds the available resources and this gap is projected to increase further in a significant proportion in the near future. This paper presents a comprehensive study of the contemporary energy scenario and its foreseeable growth in the country. It reflects on the energy resources and the problems caused by the various forms of energy. It analyzes the prospect of solar energy, its advantages over other sources, the current scenario of it and its growth trend in Bangladesh.