Table 2.

Selection of water bodies.

Lake	District	Selection remarks
Dhanmondi Lake	Dhaka	This lake is one of the few man-made reservoirs in the capital. The lake harbors residential as well as commercial infrastructures. Though a small portion of the lake is used for entertainment purpose such as boat riding, most of the area of this water body is unused which makes it a suitable choice of FPV plant installation.
Hatirjheel Lake	Dhaka	Hatirjheel lake also has boat riding facilities for entertainment but then again most of it remains unused even today. The lake is surrounded by important commercial buildings. The proposed FPV plants can meet the demand of these infrastructures and some of the adjacent area.
Gulshan Lake	Dhaka	Gulshan lake is situated in a very busy location where the shopping malls are located. The lake is stagnant and is unused for many years. These make the lake suitable for FPV implementation.
Joydia Baor, Bukhbhara Haor and Barapukuria lake	Dinajpur, Jessore, and Jhenaidah	These three lakes were recommended by Asian Development bank (ADB) [15]. The water bodies are stagnant and unused for a long time which makes these suitable for FPV installation. Moreover, these lakes harbour conventional generation grid, which makes them suitable for the proposed study.
Kaptai Lake	Chattogram	Kaptai lake is one of the largest lakes in Bangladesh. A portion of it is used for Hydro power plant, but the rest of it is mostly unused. HPP attachment helps the cause of FPV installation which is already done in many countries. These reasons make this lake suitable for the proposed study.