Energy planning in Bangladesh depends on the home load, outage priorities, solar resource, battery reserve, EV driving, and the tariff assumption you choose. This page provides a local starting point for Dhaka-area planning without pretending that one rate or product fits every household.
Start with your own bill and load
Use your recent electricity bill and a simple appliance list as the first input. Record daily home electricity use in kWh, then identify the essential load you would keep during an outage: lights, fans, refrigerator, router, medical equipment, or water pumping. A planning estimate is more useful when it separates the whole-home load from the smaller backup load.
The Bangladesh profile in NumberTrove is only an approximate starter context. Enter a user-supplied effective rate when you know your monthly bill and monthly kWh. DESCO or another utility statement, meter history, or installer quote should take priority over a generic default.
Combine solar, battery, and EV demand transparently
The integrated planner adds home demand to EV driving demand, subtracts usable solar generation, then applies the available battery energy above its reserve before calculating grid import. If generation exceeds demand, the scenario shows solar export separately. This ordering makes it possible to see which assumption is driving the result instead of hiding everything inside a single recommendation.
Battery capacity in kWh is not the same as inverter power in kW. A battery may store enough energy for several hours but still need an inverter with suitable continuous and surge ratings. Confirm voltage, phase, transfer equipment, installation requirements, and warranty limits with a qualified local professional.
Treat local products and rates as reviewable inputs
Availability, price, warranty, import status, installer support, and compatibility can vary by city and change over time. NumberTrove exposes a governed product-record workflow for EVs, panels, batteries, and inverters, but pending records are not purchase recommendations. Before making a decision, attach a manufacturer datasheet, local distributor quote, review date, and compatibility evidence.
The planner is a daily scenario, not an hourly simulation, utility bill, or electrical design. It does not model solar shape, battery power limits, outages, degradation, taxes, demand charges, or live product data. Use the result to frame questions for a utility, installer, or supplier, then verify the final design and safety requirements locally.
Sources
The figures and rules in this guide are checked against:
- Dhaka Electric Supply Company (DESCO) — DESCO
- Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission: Office Orders (tariff orders) — BERC
- Sustainable and Renewable Energy Development Authority — SREDA, Government of Bangladesh
- Global Solar Atlas — World Bank / ESMAP