Drivers and Barriers to Industrial Energy Efficiency in Textile Industries of Bangladesh

A S M Monjurul Hasan,Patrik Thollander,Taiyeb Hasan Sakib,Mahfuz Ullah,Mohammad Rokonuzzaman,Rashedul Amin Tuhin,Shah Md Salimullah

doi:10.3390/en12091775

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Abstract

Bangladesh faced a substantial growth in primary energy demand in the last few years. According to several studies, energy generation is not the only means to address energy demand; efficient energy management practices are also very critical. A pertinent contribution in the energy management at the industrial sector ensures the proper utilization of energy. Energy management and its efficiency in the textile industries of Bangladesh are studied in this paper. The outcomes demonstrate several barriers to energy management practices which are inadequate technical cost-effective measures, inadequate capital expenditure, and poor research and development. However, this study also demonstrates that the risk of high energy prices in the future, assistance from energy professionals, and an energy management scheme constitute the important drivers for the implementation of energy efficiency measures in the studied textile mills. The studied textile industries seem unaccustomed to the dedicated energy service company concept, and insufficient information regarding energy service companies (ESCOs) and the shortage of trained professionals in energy management seem to be the reasons behind this. This paper likewise finds that 3–4% energy efficiency improvements can be gained with the help of energy management practices in these industries.

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Bangladesh, a developing country, experienced sustained fiscal growth for the last few years due to increased industrialization, despite the lack of industry-friendly policies
This study of energy efficiency is novel for the textile industry in Bangladesh, as the only other similar work was carried out for the steel industry in Bangladesh by the same authors [12]
This study only stands for a section of the industry of Bangladesh and, to incorporate the whole energy management scenario for Bangladesh, other industrial sectors need to be studied with a similar approach

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Bangladesh, a developing country, experienced sustained fiscal growth for the last few years due to increased industrialization, despite the lack of industry-friendly policies. Due to a rapid economic growth, the requirement for energy is surging every day. The government of Bangladesh was not fully able to follow up this rapid economic growth with an large extension of the supply of electricity and energy, leading to a prevailing energy shortage situation in Bangladesh [1]. It is important to have a strong energy management policy for the industrial sector that accounts for nearly 30% of the aggregated energy use in Bangladesh. Energy efficiency in industry is beneficial from the government perspective, but can be advantageous for the business owners [2].

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