Clean development mechanism and off-grid small-scale hydropower projects: Evaluation of additionality

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 714-721

  Tanwar, Nitin ^a  

^a PEC UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Electrification factor; Rural electrification; Small hydro

Indexed keywords

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; PROJECT MANAGEMENT; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; ELECTRIFICATION FACTOR; EXTERNAL ADDITIONALITY; LOCAL ADDITIONALITY; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

HYDROELECTRIC POWER;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; CLEAN DEVELOPMENT MECHANISM; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL ENERGY; VILLAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; HIMALAYAS;

EID: 33750173745     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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