Abstract
Nowadays for power generation, environment is a major consideration. The heart of power generation is power station. At present there are almost above 40(Both Government & Rental) power station in Bangladesh. Among these 80% of power station is gas based. Rest of the 20% is coal, liquid and furnace oil based. Bangladesh has only one Hydraulic power station. These gas and coal based power stations are giving adverse effect in Bangladesh. The main emissions from coal combustion at thermal power plants are carbon dioxide (CO), nitrogen oxides (NO), sulfur oxides (SO), chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), and air- borne inorganic particles such as fly ash, soot, and other trace gas species. Carbon dioxide, methane, and chlorofluorocarbons are greenhouse gases. These emissions are considered to be responsible for heating up the atmosphere, producing a harmful global environment. It is known to all that hydro power station is a clean source of energy, but it has also some ecological and environmental effect. Dhaka is one of the top polluted city in the world. So for power generation if the environmental effect is not considered then Bangladesh will be in great trouble. The purpose of this paper is to discuss the present and future possible environmental effect of power generation in Bangladesh.
Highlights
Bangladesh is a developing country [1].But Bangladesh's energy infrastructure is quite small, insufficient and poorly managed [2] .So Bangladesh is facing huge load shedding of electricity
It is known to all that hydro power station is a clean source of energy, but it has some ecological and environmental effect
This paper evaluates the Environmental effect of power generation with respect to Bangladesh
Summary
Bangladesh is a developing country [1].But Bangladesh's energy infrastructure is quite small, insufficient and poorly managed [2] .So Bangladesh is facing huge load shedding of electricity. Global warming or the greenhouse effect is an environmental issue that deals with the potential for global climate change due to increased levels of atmospheric greenhouse gases. This means that when combusted, coal and oil release higher levels of harmful emissions, including a higher ratio of carbon emissions, nitrogen oxides (NOx), and sulfur dioxide (SO2). Most electricity is generated by power plants using non-renewable fossil fuels like coal, oil and natural gas. Almost all major forms of electricity generations-fossil fuel based, nuclear, large hydro, newer renewable, as well as transmission have raised serious environmental concern [7]. This paper evaluates the Environmental effect of power generation with respect to Bangladesh
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