Fee-for-service companies for rural electrification with photovoltaic systems: The case of Zambia

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 18-23

  Lemaire, Xavier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WARWICK   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Energy service companies; Photovoltaic fee for service model; Rural electrification concession; Solar home systems; Zambia

Indexed keywords

COST EFFECTIVENESS; COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; FINANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC CELLS; SALES; SOLAR BUILDINGS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SERVICE MODEL; SOLAR HOME SYSTEM; ZAMBIA;

RURAL AREAS;

COST; DEVELOPING WORLD; FINANCIAL PROVISION; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SERVICE PROVISION; SOLAR POWER;

AFRICA; SOUTHERN AFRICA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; ZAMBIA;

EID: 65549094523     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2009.01.001     Document Type: Article

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