The Cost-Benefit Feasibility Study of an On-Grid PV-Wind Hybrid Power System to Meet the Electricity Demand in the South-East Part of Bangladesh .

With a fossil fuel based power sector, mainly natural gas based, Bangladesh is suffering an acute shortage in both of electricity and natural gas. The most priority is given to the alternative sources of electricity to meet the increasing demand. Renewable energy sources are clean, environment-friendly and sustainable. The geographical position of Bangladesh is the best suitable for solar energy. Also the south-east part of the country is rich in wind energy. This paper represents a cost-benefit feasibility study of an on-grid PV-wind hybrid power system in Patenga, Chittagong, a region in the south-east part of Bangladesh. We use the electricity demand of hundred households for this study. HOMER optimization software is used to simulate the proposed hybrid system. The simulation shows that it will be feasible to use our proposed system as an alternative to diesel and high sulphur fuel oil (HSFO) based quick rental power plants presently used in Bangladesh.