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Tuesday, January 4, 2022

10 Lowest Electricity Accessible Countries in the World

Fig-1: Less Electricity Accessible countries in Asia 


Which Country Access the Less Electricity in the World?

Electricity is the most essential part of daily life today. But the fact is that around 1285 million people still access no electricity today over the world. Most of them are in Africa and Asia. Now everybody realized that without access to electricity sustainable development is not possible, most of the countries are trying the increase the electricity access rate up to 100% and trying every day.

In Asia, around 622 million people out of 3.6 billion do not have electricity. A large percentage of people do not have electricity access in North Korea, Myanmar (Burma) and Cambodia. On the other hand, Malaysia, Singapore, Thailand, Brunei and Mongolia are accessing electricity hundred per cent of people.

India has the largest population that does not have to access electricity around 304 million people. Indian 94 per cent urban and 67 per cent rural people can access electricity.

Fig-2: Less Electricity Accessible countries in America 

In America, 23.2 million out of 466.1 million people do not have electricity access. Haiti remains a regional outlier, with only 29 per cent of its population- mostly concentrated in and around its capital city Port-au-Prince having access to electricity. Haitians who have electricity receive power an average of five to nine hours per day.


Fig-3: Less Electricity Accessible countries in the Middle East 
The Middle East is pretty advanced to access electricity except for Yemen. In the middle east, 17.7 million of 214.8 million people do not have electricity.

Nearly 80 per cent of people without electricity in the middle east live in Yemen.


Fig-4: Less Electricity Accessible countries in Africa 

In Africa 622.6 million of 1.1 billion people do not have electricity. In North Africa 1 out of 10 does not have access to electricity, whereas Sub-Sahara 7 out of 10 do not have access to electricity.


In African countries, electricity access varies widely between rural and urban areas. In sub-Saharan Africa, the urban electrification rate is around 60 per cent, but in the rural area, it is 14 per cent only. At least 50 per cent of the country population is out of electricity in 38 to 49 countries.

There are 10 countries in the world, lowest electricity access is in the African continent.

10. Tanzania: 

Tanzania is in extraordinary need of electrical vitality, and just 15.3% of its populace approaches to power. In any case, the nation brags of having a wealth of various potential vitality sources from biomass, sun oriented, wind, coal, geothermal, gaseous petrol, and uranium alike. Lamentably, a large portion of these has stayed immature. The provincial regions utilize biomass gathered from Tanzanian timberland to meet about 80% of their vitality needs, for example, consuming wood for cooking and heating, further intensifying living space debasement there.

9. Niger:


Niger experiences issues providing power to its residents, and the utility serves just around 14.4% of its populace. Quite a bit of Niger's populace lives in provincial zones, a large portion of which are without power. In spite of the fact that power isn't the fundamental vitality utilized by the nearby individuals, and the majority of them are accustomed to abandoning it, the entrance would help enhance monetary improvement and the general headway of their lives.

8. Sierra Leon: 


Sierra Leon has just about 14.2% of its populace presently approaching power supplies. The World Bank has made accessible to Sierra Leon a $40 million acknowledge line, for which it could extend the power accessible to its provincial territories. The Energy Sector Utility Reform Project will set up a practical administration structure that ought to enhance the national power circulation everywhere throughout the nation.

7. Burkina Faso:


Burkina Faso is likewise hard to come by of vitality, and just 13.1% of its populace approaches to power. In 2013, the World Bank conceded a $50 million credit to help the nation in its power supply advancement venture. This would incorporate the enhancement of the power supplies to around 40 country towns, by method for setting up new transmission lines. The objective is to build up a more dependable power framework that would enhance those in provincial territories lives in general.

6. Focal African Republic:


The Central African Republic has just 10.8% of its populace provided with power. The primary driver for this lack has been the string of continuous uprisings and military upsets seen there which have generated various financial emergencies.

5. Liberia:


Liberia additionally has a short supply of electrical vitality, and just 9.8% of its populace has power. The vitality supply in the nation is principally sourced (80%) from biomass, the greater part of which goes towards cooking and warming needs. In any case, the city of Monrovia has about 85% of its populace utilizing charcoal.

4. Malawi:


Malawi has a lack of foundation to supply country power as it is required, and just 9.8% of its populace approaches it. The administration's program under the Energy Sector Support Project has included investigations investigating including extra hydro-power stations, and also those controlled by wind, sunlight based, and bio-gas sources.

3. Burundi: 


Burundi is likewise hard to find of vitality, with just 6.5% of its populace approaching power. Albeit 90% of its aggregate populace lives in provincial zones, just a little per cent there appreciate the advantages of power. Burundi's hydroelectrically created power supply endures everyday control cuts amid the dry season also. Biomass utilization contributes about 94% of its vitality needs, and biomass consumed there incorporates fuelwood, charcoal, horticultural deposits, and bagasse. Elective power is provided by sun based and wind vitality.

2. Chad:


Chad has a lack of a framework to supply genuinely necessary rustic power, and just 6.4% of its populace approaches the vitality product. Transportation and power are additionally ailing in most country zones. Power is to a great extent provided by geothermal plants, while fuel comes for the most part as wood. About 80% of the nation's populace works in the rural segment. Chad relies upon remote ventures for its bigger tasks, for example, the Chad-Cameroon pipeline and the advancement of a few of its real oil fields.

1. South Sudan: 


South Sudan has just 5.1% of its populace getting a charge out of access to power. It has under 1% of its streets being cleared, and under 1% of the populace have formal, Western-style lodging as we would remember it too. Such a need for offices has been the consequence of 30 years of war and government disregard. The administration is currently attempting to draw in remote financial specialists to direct their fluctuated business adventures inside South Sudan.


The highest value was in Albania: 100 per cent and the lowest value was in Chad: 8.4 per cent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2019


Wednesday, December 30, 2020

History of Electricity in Bangladesh

Electricity: Ahsan Manjeel to SangsathBhaban
Bangladesh: Developing every day every moment

History of First Electricity Uses in Dhaka even Bangladesh:



Bangladesh borne in 1971, but electricity utilization started in this region as a part of India before creation Bangladesh. First electricity switched on 7 December 1901 in Ahsan Monjeel, the residence of the Nawab of Dhaka. Latter on Dhanmondi powerhouse was set up and the journey of commercial distribution started in 1930.

Brief History of Electricity In Bangladesh:

Up to the partition of the country and independence of India and Pakistan in 1947, electricity generation and distribution was authorized by some private companies in this region. Electricity facility was limited within 17 provincial district urban area and of course only for nighttime. Total power generation capacity was then only 21 MW for East Pakistan; the most privileged Dhaka city used two 1500kW generators to supply electricity.

To improve the power supply situation, the government of Pakistan created Electricity Directorate in 1948 and issued an ordinance in 1959 to form WAPDA (Water And Power Development Authority) to take over all electrical systems from the private sector to the Government sector. As a result, this organization got more autonomy and basic infrastructure developed during this time. From 1960 to 1970 power generation increased from 88MW to 475MW, Dhaka-Chittagong 132kV transmission line network, shiddirgonj, Khulna, Chittagong power plant and Kaptai dam started.

After independence of Bangladesh in 1972, the government realized to boost up the power sector and create BPDB (Bangladesh Power Development Board). The achievement the highlight of BPDB considering time period from 1972 to 1995 is: power generation capacity 2818 MW; high voltage transmission line network 132 kV 2469 km & 230 kV 419 km; highest voltage 230kV capacity transmission line of the country East-west (Tongi-Ishurdi) interconnector is switched on in December 1982. BPDB created an electricity facility in most of the district city area, but the government had to make sense that for developing the whole country electricity need in a rural area, especially for irrigation. 

So, the government created REB (Rural Electrification Board) in October 1977 who works for electrification in a rural area all over the country through PBS (Palli Bidyut Samity) except major district towns.

To segregate electric supply within Dhaka city from the jurisdiction of BPDB, DESA (Dhaka Electric Supply Authority) was created in 1992, but in latter DESA abolished and formed two company DESCO (Dhaka Electric Supply Company) and DPDC (Dhaka Power Distribution Company). 

Not only for Dhaka but also to improve consumer services and reduce losses for all over the country government rearranged and created different companies and organizations in the power sector many times. The major company and organization under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resource in Bangladesh is as below:


List of Electricity Utility Organizations in Bangladesh:

BERC (Bangladesh Power Regulatory Commission)
BPDB (Bangladesh Power Development Board)
APSCL ( Ashuganj Power Station Company Limited)
EGCB (Electricity Generation Company of Bangladesh)
NWPGCL (North-West Power Generation Company Limited)
IPP (Independent Power Producer)
RPCL (Rural Power Company Limited)
PGCB (Power Grid Company of Bangladesh)
DPDC (Dhaka Power Distribution Company Ltd)
DESCO (Dhaka Power Supply Company Ltd)
WZPDCL (West Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd)
SZPDCL (South Zone Power Distribution Company Ltd)
BREB (Rural Electrification Board)
PBS ( Palli Bidyut Samity)

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