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Restoring Balance : Bangladesh's Rural Energy Realities

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dc.contributor.authorAsaduzzaman, Mohammad
dc.contributor.authorBarnes, Douglas F.
dc.contributor.authorKhandker, Shahidur R.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-19T09:33:21Z
dc.date.accessioned2012-04-04T07:43:59Z
dc.date.available2012-03-19T09:33:21Z
dc.date.available2012-04-04T07:43:59Z
dc.date.issued2010-03-01
dc.description.abstractBangladesh is one of the world's poorest countries. Nearly 80 percent of the nation's 140 million people reside in rural areas; of these, 20 percent live in extreme poverty. Geographically, many low-lying areas are vulnerable to severe flooding, while other regions are prone to drought, erosion, and soil salinity. Such an unfavorable agricultural landscape, combined with mismanagement of natural resources and increasing population pressure, is pushing many of the rural poor to the brink. Because Bangladesh is such a poor country, it also is one of the world's lowest energy producers. Total annual energy supply is only about 150 liters of oil equivalent per capita (International Energy Agency, or IEA 2003); in rural areas, conditions are even worse. Compared to other developing countries, Bangladesh uses little modern energy. Despite its successful rural electrification program, close to two-thirds of households remain without electricity and, with the exception of kerosene, commercial fuels are beyond reach for many. Moreover, biomass fuels are becoming increasingly scarce. Collected mainly from the local environment as recently as two decades ago, bio-fuels are fast becoming a marketed commodity as access to local biomass continues to shrink. This study, the first to concentrate on Bangladesh's energy systems and their effects on the lives of rural people, drew on these background studies, as well as other World Bank-financed research on indoor air pollution (IAP) and rural infrastructure, to present a rural energy strategy for the country. Much of this study's analytical underpinning was based on several background studies. This study also reanalyzed data from earlier research to better understand the benefits of modern energy use for rural households, farm activities, and small businesses.en
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dc.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7897-7
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-8213-7897-7
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/2428
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10986/5943
dc.languageEnglish
dc.publisherWorld Bank
dc.relation.ispartofseriesWorld Bank Working Paper ; No. 181
dc.rightsCC BY 3.0 IGO
dc.rights.holderWorld Bank
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo
dc.subjectACCESS TO ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO ENERGY
dc.subjectACCESS TO GRID
dc.subjectACCESS TO GRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectACCESS TO MODERN ENERGY
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESIDUE
dc.subjectAGRICULTURAL RESIDUES
dc.subjectAIR
dc.subjectAIR POLLUTION
dc.subjectANIMAL DUNG
dc.subjectANNUAL ENERGY USE
dc.subjectAPPROACH
dc.subjectAVAILABILITY
dc.subjectBAGASSE
dc.subjectBALANCE
dc.subjectBATTERIES
dc.subjectBIO-GAS
dc.subjectBIOFUELS
dc.subjectBIOGAS
dc.subjectBIOGAS TECHNOLOGY
dc.subjectBIOMASS
dc.subjectBIOMASS BURNING
dc.subjectBIOMASS COLLECTION
dc.subjectBIOMASS DEMAND
dc.subjectBIOMASS ENERGIES
dc.subjectBIOMASS ENERGY
dc.subjectBIOMASS FUELS
dc.subjectBIOMASS SOURCE
dc.subjectBIOMASS STOVES
dc.subjectBITUMINOUS COAL
dc.subjectCHARCOAL
dc.subjectCLAY STOVE
dc.subjectCLAY STOVES
dc.subjectCLIMATE
dc.subjectCLIMATE CHANGE
dc.subjectCOLORS
dc.subjectCOMBUSTION
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL ENERGY
dc.subjectCOMMERCIAL FUELS
dc.subjectCONNECTED HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectCONSUMER DEMAND
dc.subjectCOST OF SERVICE
dc.subjectCOW DUNG
dc.subjectCROP
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUE
dc.subjectCROP RESIDUES
dc.subjectDEMAND CURVE
dc.subjectDEMAND FOR ENERGY
dc.subjectDIESEL
dc.subjectDIESEL ENGINES
dc.subjectDIESEL POWER
dc.subjectDIESEL USE
dc.subjectDISTRIBUTION OF ENERGY
dc.subjectDOMESTIC GAS
dc.subjectDROUGHT
dc.subjectEFFICIENT ENERGY USE
dc.subjectEFFICIENT USE
dc.subjectEFFICIENT USE OF BIOMASS
dc.subjectEFFICIENT USE OF ENERGY
dc.subjectELECTRIC APPLIANCES
dc.subjectELECTRIC LIGHTING
dc.subjectELECTRIC LIGHTS
dc.subjectELECTRIC POWER
dc.subjectELECTRICITY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY COMPANIES
dc.subjectELECTRICITY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectELECTRICITY DEMAND
dc.subjectELECTRICITY GRID
dc.subjectELECTRICITY PRICING
dc.subjectELECTRICITY SUPPLY
dc.subjectELECTRICITY USE
dc.subjectEND-USE
dc.subjectEND-USE EFFICIENCY
dc.subjectENERGY ACCESS
dc.subjectENERGY BALANCE
dc.subjectENERGY COMPONENT
dc.subjectENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectENERGY CONVERSION
dc.subjectENERGY COSTS
dc.subjectENERGY DEMAND
dc.subjectENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectENERGY EFFICIENCIES
dc.subjectENERGY EXPENDITURE
dc.subjectENERGY EXPENDITURES
dc.subjectENERGY MARKETS
dc.subjectENERGY NEEDS
dc.subjectENERGY OUTPUT
dc.subjectENERGY POLICIES
dc.subjectENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectENERGY PRICES
dc.subjectENERGY PRICING
dc.subjectENERGY PRODUCERS
dc.subjectENERGY PROJECTS
dc.subjectENERGY SECTOR
dc.subjectENERGY SERVICES
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCE
dc.subjectENERGY SOURCES
dc.subjectENERGY STRATEGY
dc.subjectENERGY SUPPLIES
dc.subjectENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectENERGY SYSTEMS
dc.subjectENERGY TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectENERGY USE
dc.subjectENERGY USES
dc.subjectENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH
dc.subjectFOREST
dc.subjectFOREST COVER
dc.subjectFOREST LANDS
dc.subjectFOREST PATCHES
dc.subjectFOREST RESOURCES
dc.subjectFOREST TREE
dc.subjectFORESTRY
dc.subjectFORESTS
dc.subjectFUEL
dc.subjectFUEL COLLECTION
dc.subjectFUEL SOURCE
dc.subjectFUEL SUBSTITUTION
dc.subjectFUEL TYPES
dc.subjectFUELS
dc.subjectGAS
dc.subjectGAS FIELDS
dc.subjectGAS SECTOR
dc.subjectGENERATION
dc.subjectGRID CONNECTION
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectGRID ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectGRID SYSTEM
dc.subjectGRID SYSTEMS
dc.subjectHEALTH RISKS
dc.subjectHEAT
dc.subjectHEATING ENERGY
dc.subjectHEAVY RELIANCE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD COOKING
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY CONSUMPTION
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD ENERGY USE
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOME
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD INCOMES
dc.subjectHOUSEHOLD LIGHTING
dc.subjectHYDROCARBONS
dc.subjectINCOME
dc.subjectINTERNATIONAL ENERGY AGENCY
dc.subjectKEROSENE
dc.subjectKEROSENE LAMPS
dc.subjectKEROSENE LANTERN
dc.subjectKEROSENE USE
dc.subjectKILOWATT-HOUR
dc.subjectLAND OWNERSHIP
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
dc.subjectLIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectLNG
dc.subjectLOAD SHEDDING
dc.subjectMETHANE
dc.subjectMICRO-GRIDS
dc.subjectMINERAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectMODERN FUELS
dc.subjectMOISTURE CONTENT
dc.subjectNATIONAL ENERGY POLICY
dc.subjectNATIONAL GRID
dc.subjectNATURAL GAS
dc.subjectNATURAL RESOURCES
dc.subjectOIL
dc.subjectOIL EQUIVALENT
dc.subjectPARTICLES
dc.subjectPER CAPITA INCOME
dc.subjectPETROLEUM
dc.subjectPETROLEUM GAS
dc.subjectPM10
dc.subjectPOLLUTION
dc.subjectPOWER
dc.subjectPOWER GRID
dc.subjectPOWER RATING
dc.subjectPOWER SECTOR
dc.subjectPRICE OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectPROCESS HEAT
dc.subjectQUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectRENEWABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRENEWABLE TECHNOLOGIES
dc.subjectRURAL AREAS
dc.subjectRURAL CONSUMERS
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIC
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION
dc.subjectRURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROGRAM
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY DEMAND
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY MARKETS
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY SOLUTIONS
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY SUPPLY
dc.subjectRURAL ENERGY USE
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLD
dc.subjectRURAL HOUSEHOLDS
dc.subjectSMOKE
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME
dc.subjectSOLAR HOME SYSTEMS
dc.subjectSOURCE OF ELECTRICITY
dc.subjectSPACE COOLING
dc.subjectSPACE HEATING
dc.subjectSUGAR
dc.subjectSUGAR CANE
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY
dc.subjectSUSTAINABLE ENERGY DEVELOPMENT
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL BIOMASS
dc.subjectTRADITIONAL STOVES
dc.subjectURBAN POPULATION
dc.subjectUSE OF BIOMASS
dc.subjectUSE OF BIOMASS ENERGY
dc.subjectVILLAGE ENTERPRISES
dc.subjectWASTE
dc.subjectWOOD
dc.titleRestoring Balance : Bangladesh's Rural Energy Realitiesen
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okr.crosscuttingsolutionareaClimate Change
okr.date.disclosure2010-04-20
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okr.globalpracticeEnvironment and Natural Resources
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.globalpracticeEnergy and Extractives
okr.identifier.doi10.1596/978-0-8213-7897-7
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okr.region.administrativeSouth Asia
okr.region.countryBangladesh
okr.region.geographicalSouth Asia
okr.region.geographicalAsia
okr.topicEnergy::Renewable Energy
okr.topicEnergy::Energy and Environment
okr.topicEnvironment::Climate Change Mitigation and Green House Gases
okr.topicEnergy::Energy Production and Transportation
okr.topicEnvironment::Environment and Energy Efficiency
okr.unitSocial Development Department (SDV)
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