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HYDRO POWER – PROSPECTS AND IMPACTS ON BANGLADESH Rezaur Rahman Professor Institute of Water and Flood Management Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology
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Page 1: HYDRO POWER – PROSPECTS AND IMPACTS ON BANGLADESH Rezaur Rahman Professor Institute of Water and Flood Management Bangladesh University of Engineering.

HYDRO POWER – PROSPECTS AND IMPACTS

ON BANGLADESH

Rezaur RahmanProfessor

Institute of Water and Flood ManagementBangladesh University of Engineering and Technology

Page 2: HYDRO POWER – PROSPECTS AND IMPACTS ON BANGLADESH Rezaur Rahman Professor Institute of Water and Flood Management Bangladesh University of Engineering.
Page 3: HYDRO POWER – PROSPECTS AND IMPACTS ON BANGLADESH Rezaur Rahman Professor Institute of Water and Flood Management Bangladesh University of Engineering.
Page 4: HYDRO POWER – PROSPECTS AND IMPACTS ON BANGLADESH Rezaur Rahman Professor Institute of Water and Flood Management Bangladesh University of Engineering.
Page 5: HYDRO POWER – PROSPECTS AND IMPACTS ON BANGLADESH Rezaur Rahman Professor Institute of Water and Flood Management Bangladesh University of Engineering.

Hydropower

• the production of power through use of the gravitational force of falling or flowing water.

• most widely used form of renewable energy. • produces no direct waste, and has a

considerably lower output level of the greenhouse gas, carbon dioxide, than fossil fuel powered energy plants.

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Hydro-electricity

• 675,000 MW of hydro-electricity

• approximately 20% of the world’s electricity

• accounting for about 88% of electricity from renewable sources.

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Itaipu power plant

• largest hydroelectric power plant in the world• located between Brazil and Paraguay. • can generate 12,600 MW of power. • height of the dam reaches 196 meter and the

length 7.76 km. • lake created by the project spreads over

1,350 sq. km and contains 29 billion tons of water.

• cost of the project stands at US$20 billion.

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Hydropower prospects in Bangladesh

• flat terrain - limited potential

• the rivers in the CHT hold such potentials.

• Kaptai on Karnafuli river generating 218 MW of power.

• other potential rivers are Matamuhuri and Sangu.

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Hydropower prospects in the

Himalayan countries Country Installed

generation capacity (MW)

Hydropower developed

(MW)

Hydropower potential (MW)

Bangladesh 4,120 218 755

Bhutan 481 469 23,670/30,000

India 124,287 32,300 84,000/150,000

Nepal 684 627 43,000/83,000

Page 10: HYDRO POWER – PROSPECTS AND IMPACTS ON BANGLADESH Rezaur Rahman Professor Institute of Water and Flood Management Bangladesh University of Engineering.

Types of hydropower plants

• Run-of-river plants

• Storage plants

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Micro hydro power plants

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Major hydropower plant

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Advantages of hydropower generation

• Economics

• Greenhouse gas emissions

• Multi-purpose use

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Disadvantages of hydropower generation

• Hazard

• Limited Services Life

• Environmental damage

• Population relocation

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Comparison with other methods of

power generation • Cost

• Renewable

• Emission of flue gas

• Limited sites

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Karnafuli Hydro Power Station

• 230 MW generation capacity

• reservoir size is 777 sq. km

• Economic development

• Social disruption

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Tipaimukh dam

• located on the Barak River in Manipur State of India

• multi-purpose - electricity generation and flood control

• electricity generation capacity - 1500 MWs

• risk of dam failure• impact on haor eco-system

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Thank you for your attention


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