Challenges of photovoltaic based hybrid minigrid for off-grid rural electrification in Bangladesh

PV based hybrid mini grid becomes an alternative choice of solar home system (SHS) for off-grid rural electrification in Bangladesh. Several hybrid mini grid projects are implemented in remote areas and different challenges are indentified. This paper presents a discussion of four key challenges in technical, economic, social and policy area for the implementation of hybrid mini grid projects in Bangaldesh. It concludes with a comaprtive analysis to figure out the key challenges impact in the system.