Inclusive Community Energy Resilience in Bangladesh

Abstract

This ADB South Asia working paper proposes a framework for mainstreaming gender equality and social inclusion (GESI) in energy system planning, establishes a methodology for measuring and comparing community and energy system resilience to extreme weather events, and clarifies how the proposed project design framework can be piloted in Bangladesh. The main contribution of this project design framework and methodology for a GESI-integrated resilient community energy system is its consideration of the technical and social aspects of energy resilience. It proposes to track sociodemographic indicators as key measures of power system performance. The study further proposes a risk-based approach to planning energy systems that would enhance community resilience to extreme weather events.