Techno-economics of small wind electric generator projects for decentralized power supply in India

Energy Policy

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 2491-2506

  Nouni, M R ^a   Mullick, S C ^b   Kandpal, T C ^b  

^a Ministry of Energy   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Decentralized power supply; Small wind electric generators; Unit cost of electricity

Indexed keywords

COSTS; ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC POWER SYSTEMS; ELECTRICITY; EVALUATION;

CAPITAL COSTS; DECENTRALIZED POWER SUPPLY; TECHNO-ECONOMIC EVALUATION; WIND EELCTRIC GENERATOR;

ELECTRIC GENERATORS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; WIND POWER;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 33845520860     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2006.08.011     Document Type: Article

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