Prospect of Solar Thermal Power Plant in Bangladesh
Abstract
Sheikh Sujan, Shafiqul Islam, Fahadul Islam and K. M. Kayes Ibne Zakir
According to 2016 Master Plan for the Power System of Bangladesh, renewable energy will produce 2.4 GW by 2021, accounting for around 10% of overall energy demand. 4GW by 2030 and 10.2GW by 2041, accounting for nearly 17% of total energy. Majority of them will be powered by solar energy. In these circumstances, Concentrated Solar Power (CSP) plays a critical role. In Bangladesh, 6% of total power will be produced from renewable energy within 2030 [1]. The deployment of CSP power plants in Bangladesh plays an essential role in meeting the current energy demand, according to a review of the Levelized Cost of Electricity (LCOE) of several CSP plants. Bangladesh government has already included CSP in the Renewable Energy Policy 2009 [2]. We have investigated the prospects of solar electricity from CSP in Bangladesh using parabolic trough technology, as well as a comparative assessment of the LCOE in various scenarios. In this study, a 10 MW CSP plant has been evaluated with various thermal storage hours under various conditions, as well as a CSP hybrid with a conventional thermal power plant. The LCOE for a 10 MW CSP plant has been found 13.76 cents/kWh using System Advisor Model (SAM).
