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Energy Resources in Bangladesh

Trends and Contemporary Issues

  • Summarizes strategies for developing and emerging countries facing similar energy and power related issues as Bangladesh

  • Discusses energy policies and presents thought-provoking solutions to energy related issues

  • First book of its kind to be published in the context of the Bangladesh energy scenario

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Table of contents (27 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xxvii
  2. Energy: The Lifeblood of Bangladesh Economy

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 1-5
  3. Energy Options in Bangladesh: A Review

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 7-14
  4. Importance of Energy Efficiency in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 15-19
  5. Drivers of Energy Demand in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 21-25
  6. Fuel Diversification and Future Energy Security in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 27-30
  7. The Role of ICT in Energy Sector: Towards a Digital Bangladesh by 2021

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 31-35
  8. Good Governance: A Response to the Energy Crisis Problem

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 37-41
  9. The Impact of Skill Development in Bangladesh Energy Sector

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 43-47
  10. Solar Water Heater, an Alternative Eco-friendly Technology

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 53-56
  11. The Environment-Friendly Use of Coal in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 57-61
  12. Bioenergy: The Hope that Is After Gas

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 63-66
  13. LNG and LPG Market Development in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 67-71
  14. Energy Transmission System in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 73-75
  15. Prepaid Metering as an Instrument for Power Development

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 77-80
  16. Role of FDI in Energy Market in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 81-84
  17. Urbanisation and Energy Linkages in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 85-88
  18. Linkages Between Women and Energy Sector in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 89-92
  19. Renewable Energy Practices in Bangladesh

    • Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman
    Pages 93-96

About this book

This book discusses the energy issues facing Bangladesh, specifically the lack of access to electricity that impedes overall development. In-depth chapters examine critical energy problems and provide possible solutions including energy conversion and energy efficiency and the utilization of energy reform strategies for further development of the energy sector. This book is useful to students and practitioners seeking a clearer understanding of contemporary energy issues, energy markets and their sustainable development, including modern technologies for energy conversion from as waste and strategies for efficiency. It presents thought-provoking ideas and strategies to help Bangladesh achieve Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and transition to an upper-middle income country by 2021, through the utilization of proper energy policies.

Authors and Affiliations

  • School of Business and Economics, North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh

    Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman

About the authors

Dr. Sakib Bin Amin is an Assistant Professor in the School of Business and Economics at North South University in Dhaka, Bangladesh and a Visiting Commonwealth Research Fellow at Durham University Business School, United Kingdom. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics (University of Durham, UK) and a Master's Degree in International Economics (University of Essex, UK). His research mainly focuses on Energy Sector Reform and Energy Policy in Developing Countries. Sakib is the president of the Bangladesh Association for Energy Economics (BDAEE), the Bangladeshi affiliates of the International Association for Energy Economics (IAEE).

Saanjaana Rahman holds Bachelors' in Economics from North South University, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2017). Her thesis paper was focused on the impact of urbanisation on energy demand in Bangladesh. Her research interests include energy, health economics, and development economics.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Energy Resources in Bangladesh

  • Book Subtitle: Trends and Contemporary Issues

  • Authors: Sakib Bin Amin, Saanjaana Rahman

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-02919-7

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Energy, Energy (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2019

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-02918-0Published: 10 December 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-02919-7Published: 28 November 2018

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XXVII, 151

  • Number of Illustrations: 1 b/w illustrations, 1 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Renewable and Green Energy, Energy Policy, Economics and Management, Energy Systems, Energy Efficiency

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Buying options

eBook USD 39.99
Price excludes VAT (USA)
  • Available as EPUB and PDF
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Hardcover Book USD 54.99
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  • Durable hardcover edition
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