The challenge of energy poverty: Brazilian case study

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 167-175

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

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO DE JANEIRO   (Brazil)

^b CP 68501 Cidade Universitária   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Brazil; Energy poverty; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES;

BRAZIL; ENERGY POVERTIES; FIELD RESEARCH; GINI COEFFICIENTS; ITS APPLICATIONS; RELIABLE ENERGY; REMOTE RURAL AREAS; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

RURAL AREAS;

ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; EQUITY; POVERTY; RURAL AREA; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

BRAZIL;

EID: 78549256361     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.09.025     Document Type: Article

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