Political will and collaboration for electric power reform through renewable energy in Africa

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 678-684

  Chineke, Theo Chidiezie ^a   Ezike, Fabian M ^a  

^a IMO STATE UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Africa; Political will; Renewable energy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC POWER; ENVIRONMENTALLY-FRIENDLY; GEOGRAPHICAL INFORMATION SYSTEM; HIGH POTENTIAL; OPTIMAL ANGLE; RAINFALL VARIABILITY; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; SOLAR ELECTRICITY; SOLAR IRRADIATION; SOLAR PANELS; SOLAR POWER; URBAN AND RURAL AREAS;

CLIMATE CHANGE; ENERGY POLICY; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; PRECIPITATION (METEOROLOGY); RURAL AREAS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION; SOLAR RADIATION;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY RESOURCE; ENERGY USE; IRRADIATION; POLITICAL INTEGRATION; REFORM PROCESS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL AREA; SOLAR POWER; STATE ROLE; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA;

EID: 71649096766     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.10.004     Document Type: Article

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