A techno-economic comparison of rural electrification based on solar home systems and PV microgrids

Energy Policy

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 3118-3129

  Chaurey, A ^a   Kandpal, T C ^b  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

^b INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Energy service company; PV microgrids; Solar home systems

Indexed keywords

DISTRIBUTION NETWORK; ELECTRIC GRIDS; ELECTRICITY SERVICE; ENERGY SERVICE COMPANY; LIFECYCLE COSTS; LOAD PATTERNS; LOW POWER; MICRO GRID; OFF-GRIDS; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; SOLAR HOME SYSTEM; TECHNO-ECONOMICS;

DISTRIBUTED PARAMETER NETWORKS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; PHOTOVOLTAIC EFFECTS; RURAL AREAS; SOLAR BUILDINGS;

SOLAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOLAR POWER;

EID: 77950943472     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.01.052     Document Type: Article

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