Bangladesh Offshore Wind Development

Current System Description

Current Power Capacity Mix

• Coal:operating 2,855MW
• Gas:operating 11,519MW
• Hydropower: 230MW
• Solar: 362MW
• Onshore Wind: 60MW

Total: 15,026MW from Global Energy Monitor's database.

According to the Energy Scenario of Bangladesh 2021-22 published by the Hydrocarbon Unit of Energy and Mineral Resources Division, the total installed capacity in Bangladesh's power sector was 25,700 MW from 2021-2022

From the Annual Report 2021-22 released by Bangladesh Power Development Board(BPDB), the installed capacity in 2021-2022 was as below:

• hydro: 230MW
• gas: 11,476MW
• Furnace oil: 6,329MW
• Diesel: 1,290MW
• Coal: 1,768MW
• Solar: 229MW
• Import capacity: 1,162MW
• Total: 22,482MW

Prospective Power Capacity

• Coal: 12,424MW(announced: 6,000MW / construction: 5,724MW / pre-permit: 700MW)
• Gas: 40,546MW(announced:33,277MW / construction:2,324MW / pre-construction:4,945MW)
• Nuclear: construction: 2,400MW
• Solar:2,690MW (construction: 494MW / pre-construction: 2,196MW)
• Onshore Wind: pre-construction: 355MW
• Geothermal: announced 200MW
• Bioenergy: announced 42MW

Renewable Targets

In 2022, Bangladesh Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) announced the goal to develop 5GW from both onshore and offshore wind by 2030

In 2023, Bangladesh has set the goal to reach 10% of electricity generation from renewable energy by 2041. According to the State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid, 9,000MW of clean energy will be imported from abroad.

Bangladesh has identified 26 potential blocks in both deep and shallow seas in the Bay of Bengal.

Offshore Wind Potential

Figure 1. Wind resource map of Bangladesh and measurement locations, Assessing the Wind Energy Potential in Bangladesh, NREL/TP-5000-71077 September 2018

In 2017, USAID and NREL(National Renewable Energy Laboratory) partnered to work on the Bangladesh Wind Resource Mapping. The result is shown in Figure 1.

Quoted from the USAID SURE Program final report - "A recent wind assessment by NREL demonstrated that an area of more than 20,000 km² exhibits wind speeds of between 5.75–7.75 meters per second, with gross wind potential of over 30 GW"

Major Renewable Projects

Offshore Wind in Bangladesh

Project	Capacity(MW)	Status
Chittagong - Givent DLC Green Energy Offshore wind farm	400	Cancelled

Fossil Resources and Retirement

• Barapukuria coal mine operating

• Dighipara coal mine cancelled

Employment

Current employment by sector

GEM operating coal mine data: 593

Governmental information

Relevant political coalitions

Bangladesh Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority (SREDA) and the Danish Energy Agency signed a memorandum in 2018 to develop offshore wind energy.

The U.S. government supported a program named USAID’s Scaling Up Renewable Energy (SURE) program from 2019 to 2021.. according to the official page, the SURE program is to support Bangladesh in its power economies, international climate commitments, and energy security via private investment in, and competitive procurement of, clean electricity.

Transmission and Grid Infrastructure

Current transmission resources

• Transmission Lines (km) in 2021-2022: 13,889 km
• Distribution Lines (km) in 2021-2022: 629,000 km
• Grid Substation Capacity (MVA): 56,882 MVA
• Access to Electricity (Including Off-Grid Renewable): 100%

Grid Infrastructure

The SURE program by USAID, included the plan to enhance grid capacity supporting growing VRE(Variable renewable energy) in the power system.

According to IEEFA(Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis), the current power system of Bangladesh is able to allow 1,700MW to 3,400MW of solar power in day time and 2,500MW to 4,000MW of wind power at night time.

The penetration rate of renewable energy in the country is still relatively low. In 2021, the energy consumption from renewables only contained 3.5% of the year.

Ownership

Major owners of prospective renewables

Givent DLC Green Energy Finance Limited is the owner of Chittagong - Givent DLC Green Energy Offshore wind farm. However, the project is dormant without further update.

Finance

Other

Charting an electricity sector transition pathway for Bangladesh, IEEFA, April-5-2023

From IEEFA's analysis, to reach the goal of 40% clean energy(with 10% renewables) by 2041, the annual investment to Bangladesh is estimated to be around US$1.53 billion to US$1.71 billion from 2024 through 2041

Bangladesh Advancing Development and Growth through Energy (BADGE): A five-year project started in 2021, with a total $17.2 million by USAID. The project aims to improve energy security and resilience in Bangladesh. FCDO, under the Bangladesh Climate Change and Environment Programme, allocated a total of 120 million pounds from January 2022 to March 2027.