An Overview on Energy and Development of Energy Integration in Major South Asian Countries: The Building Sector

Energies

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RashiqaAbdul Salam¹  Mehboob Alam¹  NaeemIqbal Ratyal¹  KhuramPervez Amber²  Naveed Akram²  CarlosQuiterio Gómez Muñoz³  FaustoPedro García Márquez⁴ 

[1] Department of Electrical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250 (AJK), Pakistan;

[2] Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mirpur University of Science and Technology (MUST), Mirpur 10250 (AJK), Pakistan;

[3] Industrial and Aerospace Engineering, Universidad Europea de Madrid, 28670 Villaviciosa de Odón, Spain;

[4] Ingenium Research Group, University of Castilla-La Mancha, 45071 Ciudad Real, Spain;

关键词: renewable energy resources;    GDP;    HDI;    ECPC;    buildings energy consumption;   

DOI  :  10.3390/en13215776

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh (IPB) are the largest South Asian countries in terms of land area, gross domestic product (GDP), and population. The growth in these countries is impacted by inadequate renewable energy policy and implementation over the years, resulting in slow progress towards human development and economic sustainability. These developing countries are blessed with huge potential for renewable energy resources; however, they still heavily rely on fossil fuels (93%). IPB is a major contributor to the total energy consumption of the world and its most energy-intensive building sector (India 47%, Pakistan 55% and Bangladesh 55%) displays inadequate energy performance. This paper comprehensively reviews the energy mix and consumption in IPB with special emphasis on current policies and its impact on economic and human development. The main performance indicators have been critically analyzed for the period 1970–2017. The strength of this paper is a broad overview on energy and development of energy integration in major South Asian countries. Furthermore, it presents a broad deepening on the main sector of energy consumption, i.e., the building sector. The paper also particularly analyzes the existing buildings energy efficiency codes and policies, with specific long-term recommendations to improve average energy consumption per person. The study also examines the technical and regulatory barriers and recommends specific measures to adapt renewable technologies, with special attention to policies affecting energy consumption. The analysis and results are general and can be applied to other developing countries of the world.

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