Prospect of Nuclear Power Plant in Bangladesh

This study identifies the urgent need for special attention to a long term energy source for power generation and strengthening energy security of Bangladesh in near future. At present, electricity production in Bangladesh is mostly based on existing reserve of conventional energy sources as fossil fuel like gas, coal, oil etc which is not sufficient to meet the present and near future power demand. A comparative study between power generation form different energy sources and world energy consumption indicates that power generation from nuclear energy will facilitate to optimize energy mix and diversify country's energy source to get out of the chronic power shortage problem and sustaining the power development in Bangladesh. Considering the global trends to nuclear power and nuclear power plants infrastructure in Bangladesh, nuclear power plant could be the best option for Bangladesh to coup up with the growing demand for large scale power generation and overcome energy and power crisis.