Electricity access for the poor: a study of South Africa and Zimbabwe

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 26-40

  Davidson, Ogunlade ^a   Mwakasonda, Stanford A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SIERRA LEONE   (Sierra Leone)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

ELECTRICITY ACCESS; ENERGY SERVICES; GRID ELECTRICITY; LIVING CONDITIONS; OFF-GRID ELECTRIFICATION; POLICY INTERVENTION; POWER SECTOR REFORM; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

PUBLIC POLICY;

EID: 19744377413     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60511-6     Document Type: Article

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