Rural electrification and energy poverty: Empirical evidences from Brazil

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 1229-1240

  Pereira, Marcio Giannini ^a   Freitas, Marcos Aurélio Vasconcelos ^a,b   da Silva, Neilton Fidelis ^a,b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b IntlVirtual InstGlobal Change IVIG   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Electric reform sector; Energy poverty; Public policy; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC REFORM SECTOR; EMPIRICAL EVIDENCE; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY IMPACT; NEW APPROACHES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; PUBLIC POLICY; REAL VARIABLES;

RURAL AREAS;

EID: 76149083219     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2009.12.013     Document Type: Review

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