Improving the institutional structures for disseminating energy efficiency in emerging nations: a case study for energy agencies in South Africa

Energy Policy

Volumn 34, Issue 13, 2006, Pages 1520-1531

  Praetorius, Barbara ^a   Bleyl, Jan W ^b  

^a DIW BERLIN   (Germany)

^b Energetic Solutions   (Austria)

Author keywords

Energy agency; Energy efficiency; South Africa

Indexed keywords

INDUSTRIAL ECONOMICS; INFORMATION DISSEMINATION; SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

ENERGY AGENCY; ENERGY EFFICIENCY POTENTIALS; ENERGY EFFICIENT TECHNOLOGIES; INSTITUTIONAL ECONOMICS; INSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES;

ENERGY EFFICIENCY;

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY PLANNING; INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK;

AFRICA; SOUTH AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 33846413018     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2004.11.012     Document Type: Article

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