The impact of solar home systems on rural livelihoods. Experiences from the Nyimba Energy Service Company in Zambia

Renewable Energy

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 1059-1072

  Gustavsson, Mathias ^a   Ellegård, Anders ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b Bioquest HB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

End use appliances; Energy service; ESCO; Livelihood; Rural households; Solar photovoltaic; Zambia

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION; DOMESTIC APPLIANCES; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RURAL AREAS;

SOLAR HOME SYSTEMS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY INDUSTRY; RURAL ENERGY; SOLAR POWER; TECHNOLOGY DIFFUSION;

AFRICA; EASTERN PROVINCE [ZAMBIA]; NYIMBA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 1442359112     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2003.11.011     Document Type: Article

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