Dissemination of solar photovoltaics: A study on the government programme to promote solar lantern in India

Energy Policy

Volumn 31, Issue 14, 2003, Pages 1509-1518

  Velayudhan, S K ^a  

^a ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF COLLEGE OF INDIA   (India)

Author keywords

Diffusion of innovations; Dissemination; Programmes; Solar photovoltaics

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DIFFUSION; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS;

SOLAR LANTERNS;

ENERGY POLICY;

ENERGY PLANNING; INNOVATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; SOLAR POWER;

INDIA;

EID: 0038684512     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(02)00207-0     Document Type: Article

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