Electric infrastructure failures in Nigeria: A survey-based analysis of the costs and adjustment responses

Energy Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1519-1530

  Adenikinju, Adeola F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Electricity failures; Manufacturing sector; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ELECTRICITY; INVESTMENTS;

ELECTRIC INFRASTRUCTURE;

ENERGY POLICY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; INDUSTRIAL PERFORMANCE; INFRASTRUCTURE; MANUFACTURING;

NIGERIA;

EID: 0038345974     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00208-2     Document Type: Article

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