Rural energy survey and scenario analysis of village energy consumption: A case study in Lao People's Democratic Republic

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 1040-1048

  Mustonen, S M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Energy demand; Rural electrification; Scenario analysis

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY DEMANDS; ENERGY SERVICES; ENERGY SYSTEMS; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; HUMAN DEVELOPMENT; INCOME GENERATION; MILLENNIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS; PUBLIC SERVICES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL ENERGY; RURAL VILLAGES; SCENARIO ANALYSIS; VILLAGE ELECTRIFICATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ENERGY POLICY; RURAL AREAS;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; HOUSEHOLD ENERGY; MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOAL; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL ENERGY;

LAOS;

EID: 72249105777     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2009.10.056     Document Type: Article

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