Abstract
We present the energy-use pattern and energy flow for an electrified village in Bangladesh. The energy used by the three socio-economic groups of farms (small, medium and large) is not the same. Energy used in crop production on large farms is greater than that used on small and medium-sized farms. The energy input for irrigation on small farms is greater than that on medium-sized and large farms. Fertilizer has been found to be the largest component of the energy input for crop production. Electricity is the main source of energy for illumination of this electrified village and fuel wood is the main source of fuel for cooking. This study also indicates that, if a biogas plant is installed, the cattle slurry already available would save almost 25% of the firewood used for cooking energy. In addition, atmospheric pollution would be reduced. The pressure on rural forest and ecological imbalance would also be reduced.
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