Power Generation from Waste in Chittagong City, Bangladesh- A Sustainable Approach to Mitigate The Energy Crisis

Abstract

Sustainable energy generation at a low cost is a great challenge for developing countries like Bangladesh. The conventional power resources are expensive and scarce. With the recent economic growth of Bangladesh, the energy demand is increasing day by day. It has become very challenging to fulfil the energy demand with the conventional energy sources. Therefore, it is required to find the alternative way for power generation with the available energy sources. The alternative resources have to be available, cheap and environmentally friendly. The electricity generation from waste is becoming popular nowadays as renewable energy sources. This paper represents the biomass potential for power generation in Chittagong city, Bangladesh through literature review and software simulation. It is found that about 49 MW of electricity can be produced from the wastes that can not only address the power lacking but also waste management system.