Rural energy and its utilization in Bangladesh

Bangladesh is an energy-scarce country. Rural people depend on traditional energy sources from trees, crop residues and livestock. We present the state of rural energy and its utilization in Bangladesh. Imported commercial energy is utilized in rural areas for lighting and running small industries....

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Published inEnergy (Oxford) Vol. 23; no. 9; pp. 785 - 789
Main Authors Sarkar, M.A.R, Islam, S.M.N
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford Elsevier Ltd 01.09.1998
Elsevier Science
Subjects
Applied sciences
Economic data
Energy
Energy economics
Exact sciences and technology
General, economic and professional studies
Asia
Bangladesh
Energy consumption
Cooking
Geographic distribution
Distribution by sources
Farms
Rural areas
Lighting
Energy economy
Size effect
Fuel economy
Agriculture
Biomass
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Summary:Bangladesh is an energy-scarce country. Rural people depend on traditional energy sources from trees, crop residues and livestock. We present the state of rural energy and its utilization in Bangladesh. Imported commercial energy is utilized in rural areas for lighting and running small industries. The consumption of kerosene and other commercial fuel in rural areas is also presented.
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ISSN:0360-5442
DOI:10.1016/S0360-5442(98)00018-8