Electricity Problem and Solution: Electricity Problem in Bangladesh and its Solution

Electricity crisis is the burning question in Bangladesh now. Our main source of electricity product is the natural gas which is shortage and is going to run out. Some power stations are furnace controlled and some others are oil dependent. This sort of power stations is more expensive and they are not atmospheric friendly. They produce gmenhouse gas which destroys the Ozone layer and causes the global warming. There am some power stations which run by renewable energy source, namely Hydroelectric power Scheme, Tidal power Scheme, Wind mill, Nuclear reactor and Solar Cell.

Hydroelectric powe r Sche me needs large area Ao store Ovate r. They are costly to build and they are not granted in all time. This power §,tation has low efficiency.

Tidal power Scheme also needs large area to store water. Their building cost is very high and they are not granted in all time because its output depends on the tides comes in or goes out. This power station has low efficiency.

Wind mill power scheme also needs large area to build and their initial building cost is very high. Their output depends on the wind flow which is not constant in all time, i.e. they are not granted in all time. This power station has low efficiency.

Nuclear power station is very efficient but their initial building cost is very high and their fuel is not available in Bangladesh. The fuel of this power station has to import from abroad. The most concerning of this power station is the safety. That is, before building this power station we have to ensure 100% safety because if any accident occurs, its effect exists for long time. Radioactive dust is very harmful for human being and also for other animals.

Solar Cells are cheap to install. Bangladesh is a county where 13 hours Sun light is available with in 24 hours. They are environment friendly because they do not produce

any harmful gas. The most common solar cells are silicon solar panel. Some private

9 institutions install solar cells in various districts in Bangladesh which are working well. Silicon Solar cells are expensive. Recently few countries, namely Switzerland, Netherlands, Newzland, U.S.A. etc discovered Polymer solar cells which are more efficient and cheap. Various researches are going on about Polymer solar Cells in

In Bangladesh. Fibers are available in Bangladesh. So, it is easy to produce Polymer Solar

cell. In Silicon, the cost per unit electricity production is almost Tk. 12 but in Polymer Solar cells its cost might be Tk. 4. So, we can produce energy (mainly electricity) as long

as the Sun exists. All energy sources might be run out but Sun light never run out. Thus,

id if we can install Polymer Solar Cells in every where in Bangladesh, we will get rid of electricity crisis in all respect. As electricity can be used to produce other source of energy, i.e. electrical energy can be converted into any other form, so we can remove our energy crisis problem and we can develop our country in all respects.