Factors influencing household access to electricity in India

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 13-20

  Kemmler, Andreas ^a  

^a ETH ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ELECTRICITY TARIFF; ENERGY SOURCE; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INPUT FACTORS; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS;

RURAL AREAS;

ENERGY POLICY; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HOUSEHOLD EXPENDITURE; PUBLIC ACCESS; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL POPULATION; VILLAGE;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 65549090476     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0973-0826(08)60405-6     Document Type: Article

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