sanem energy outlook

SANEM ENERGY OUTLOOK

Shopping cart

South Asian Network on Economic Modeling (SANEM) and Economics Study Center (ESC) collaborated to arrange a seminar titled “Youth’s Perception on Renewable Energy” on 24 July 2023 at Professor Muzaffar Ahmed Chowdhury Auditorium, University of Dhaka. The event aimed to address the growing energy crisis in the country, find the reasons and explore sustainable solutions offered by renewable energy sources.

Op-Ed

Switching to renewables

Switching to renewables is easier than we think

June 1, 2024
Switching to renewables is easier than we think Energy produced from natural resources (that is, renewable energy) regenerates over the span of a human’s life without depleting the planet’s resources. These resources, which include biomass, tides, waves, sunshine, wind, rain, and thermal energy stored in the earth’s crust, have the advantage of being accessible in...
Read More
The future of renewable energy in Bangladesh

The future of renewable energy in Bangladesh

June 1, 2024
Volume 10, Issue 3, August 1, 2023...
Read More

Unlocking Solar and Wind: Driving Bangladesh’s Shift to Clean and Green Energy

June 1, 2024
Volume 11, Issue 1, June 1, 2024...
Read More
Solar energy landscape in Bangladesh

Realising the full potential of solar energy in Bangladesh

May 31, 2024
  A significant opportunity to capitalise solar power through both thermal and photovoltaic methods prevails in Bangladesh as per the Draft National Solar Energy Roadmap, with an average daily solar radiation of about 4.5 kWh/m2. Despite the immense potential, solar photovoltaic (PV) systems have so far contributed only a fraction to Bangladesh’s energy needs. As...
Read More
Solar energy landscape in Bangladesh

Solar energy landscape in Bangladesh: prospects and problems

May 31, 2024
Volume 10 Issue 3 August 1, 2023...
Read More
Solar energy landscape in Bangladesh

How realistic is the draft Integrated Power Sector Master Plan?

May 29, 2024
Regardless of the over-ambitiousness, the IEPMP is the first ever unified and structured master plan for the power sector of Bangladesh focusing on clean energy. Rigorous analysis has made it a strong document for future forwarding An Integrated Power Sector Master Plan has been prepared with the support of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)...
Read More

Bangladesh’s energy sector: Short-term success vs long-term sustainability

May 28, 2024
Bangladesh’s energy demand will increase in the coming years, and relying only on short-term solutions may create long-term strains on the country’s energy independence Formulating sophisticated policies to achieve renewable energy targets or relying on imports of foreign energy resources is not going to help us get a proper energy mix. Instead, we need to...
Read More