As mentioned in [3], the potential of wind energy in Bangladesh is not yet fully explored due to the lack of wind data and
reliable wind history data. Bangladesh Centre for Advanced Studies (BCAS) in collaboration with Local Government and
Engineering Department (LGED) and an international organization namely Energy Technology and Services Unit (ETSU)
from UK with the funding from DFID have attempted to monitor wind conditions at seven coastal sites for a period of one
year in 1996-97. They measured wind parameters at a height of 25m. However, no concrete findings on wind conditions
from these seven sites were reported to public domain.
Some non government organizations such as Bangladesh Rural Advancement Committee (BRAC) and Grameen Shakti
also attempted to identify the wind energy potentials in Bangladesh. In the initial stage BRAC had installed 11 small wind
turbines in various coastal sites and Grameen Shakti installed two wind generators of 300 W and 1 KW each at a shrimp
farm located at Chakaria, Chittagong. Later Grameen Shakti installed 4 more small wind turbines in Barguna District, a
southern coastal region of Bangladesh. The primary objective of this initiative was to identify the possible harnessing of
wind energy for small businesses and communities in remote rural areas. These initiatives were reinforced by combined
utilisation and integration of solar PV and small diesel fired generators with the power generated from the wind.