Renewable energy in Kenya: Resource potential and status of exploitation

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 15, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2960-2973

  Kiplagat, J K ^a,b   Wang, R Z ^a   Li, T X ^a  

^a SHANGHAI JIAO TONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b KENYATTA UNIVERSITY   (Kenya)

Author keywords

Africa; Kenya; Renewable energy; Review

Indexed keywords

ECOLOGY; ENERGY POLICY; GEOTHERMAL FIELDS; PRIVATIZATION; PROVEN RESERVES; REVIEWS; SOLAR ENERGY;

AFRICA; GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES; KENYA; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY POWER GENERATIONS; RESOURCE POTENTIALS; WIND AND SOLAR POWER;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

EID: 79955488824     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2011.03.023     Document Type: Review

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