Electricity access for geographically disadvantaged rural communities-technology and policy insights

Energy Policy

Volumn 32, Issue 15, 2004, Pages 1693-1705

  Chaurey, Akanksha ^a   Ranganathan, Malini ^a   Mohanty, Parimita ^b  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^b JADAVPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Distributed generation; Power sector reforms; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; GEOGRAPHICAL REGIONS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RURAL AREAS; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

DISTRIBUTED GENERATION (DG); ELECTRIFICATION;

ENERGY POLICY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; GRASSROOTS LEVEL; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL ENERGY;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 1942434526     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-4215(03)00160-5     Document Type: Article

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