Research Article

Potential of Wind and Solar Electricity Generation in Bangladesh

Table 1

Measured wind speed at different heights and places in the coastal areas [4].

OrganizationLocationAnemometer height (m)Average speed (m/s)Measuring period

Kuakata254.5
Charfassion254.0
Noakhali252.9
BCASChittagong253.809/96–08/97
Kutubdia254.4
Cox’s Bazar253.2
Teknaf252.8

BCSIRTeknaf103.501/01–04/02
Sant Martin304.7

Feni204.0
GTZAnwara204.406/96–05/97
Teknaf204.3