Meeting electrification's social objectives in South Africa, and implications for developing countries

Energy Policy

Volumn 33, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 1309-1317

  Gaunt, C T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Electrification; Grid technology; Social objectives

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS; FINANCE; INVESTMENTS; SOCIAL ASPECTS;

ELECTRIFICATION; PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRIFICATION; SOUTH AFRICA;

ELECTRIC INDUSTRY;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRIFICATION; ENERGY PLANNING;

AFRICA; EASTERN HEMISPHERE; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; WORLD;

EID: 11244322068     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2003.12.007     Document Type: Article

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