BANGLADESH: Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan 2008

The Bangladesh Climate Change Strategy and Action Plan (BCCSAP) 2008, was prepared through a fully consultative process involving government, civil society and development partners. Its main purpose is to articulate a strategy to manage climate change and its impacts in Bangladesh leading towards an action plan of programmes addressing the needs for substantive interventions with a definitive timeline for their implementation. The BCCSAP is presented in two parts. The first part provides the background based on physical and climatic contexts, core socio-economic realities and policies in the country and the consequent rationale for a strategy on climate change. The second part elaborates a set of programmes based upon six pillars or broad areas of intervention, which have been elaborated in the first part. The six pillars are: 1. Food security, social protection and health; 2. Comprehensive disaster management; 3. Infrastructure; 4. Research and knowledge management; 5. Mitigation and low carbon development; 6. Capacity building and institutional.

BANGLADESH: Power System Master Plan (PSMP) 2010

The Power System Master Plan (PMSP 2010) is the Study for Master Plan on Coal Power Development in the People's Republic of Bangladesh. The Plan is based on the Vision 2030 Long Term Power Development Strategy for Bangladesh. Its objective is delivering a stable and high quality electricity to the People of Bangladesh via the creation of a power network that will help realize comfortable and affluent lifestyles for all. Six plans are analyzed in a document divided into Volume 1 (Power System Master Plan 2010); Volume 2 (Technical Study for the construction of Coal-Fired Power Station) and Volume 3 (Recommendations for Future Support Measures). After an introduction offered in the Chapter 1, Chapter 2 addresses Viewpoints and Objectives of the Master Plan, Chapter 3 gives an Outline of Bangladesh, Chapter 4 describes the Coal Sector, Chapter 5 the Natural Gas Sector and Chapter 6 Other Primary Energy. Chapter 7 provides for Power Demand Forecasts, Chapter 8 discusses the Power Development Plan and Chapter 9 provides for the Power System Analysis. Finally, Chapter 10 deals with the Financing for Materialization of the Master Plan.

BANGLADESH: National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA)

The National Adaptation Programme of Action (NAPA) is a response to the Climate Change challenges for Bangladesh. The Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh has recognised climate change as an important issue and attempts are being made to incorporate potential response measures for reducing impacts of climate change into overall development planning process. NAPA has four pillars of NAPA: - Food security; -Energy security; -Water security; -Livelihood security - including right to health.

BANGLADESH: Power and Energy Sector Road Map: An Update

The Power and Energy Sector Road Map: An Update, aims at presenting the current status of "the roadmap of power and energy sector development" of People's Republic of Bangladesh. This document represents an update about the achievement in the power and energy sector, its revised plan, and the new initiatives. The roadmap analyzes the power and the energy sector, their achievements and the future medium and long term plans. Eventually two appendices address: 1. Electricity Added in the National Grid (from January/09 to May/11) and 2. a Summary of Achievements.---Note: IDCOL (Infrastructure Development Company Limited).

SINGAPORE: Decision Paper: Exemption of Embedded Generating Units in Operation Prior to 1 January 2003 from the Licensing Requirements under the Electricity Act

Provides a summary and outline of comments and recommendations put forth regarding gencos’ and exempted companies’ with embedded generating units under the Electricity Act. The Energy Market Authority decided that all exempted companies; whom install new generating units will be subject to licensing requirements under the Electricity Act, and shall retain their exemption on units in operation before 1 Jan 03, provided they meet associated conditions.