The potential of a renewable energy technology for rural electrification in Nepal: A case study from Tangting

Renewable Energy

Volumn 36, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 3203-3210

  Gurung, Anup ^a   Gurung, Om Prakash ^b   Oh, Sang Eun ^a  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Himalaya Milan Secondary School   (Nepal)

Author keywords

Micro hydropower; Poverty; Renewable energy; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

COMPREHENSIVE STUDIES; DOMESTIC PURPOSE; ELECTRICITY GRIDS; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; ENERGY PROBLEM; ENERGY SITUATION; ENERGY SOURCE; ENVIRONMENT FRIENDLY; GRID ELECTRICITY; LEAST-DEVELOPED COUNTRIES; LOW CONSUMPTION; LOW LEVEL; MICRO-HYDROPOWER; PER CAPITA; POVERTY; PRESENT STATUS; PRIMARY ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RENEWABLE TECHNOLOGY; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL ENVIRONMENT; SOCIO-ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT;

ECONOMICS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ELECTRICITY; ENERGY UTILIZATION; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; TECHNOLOGY;

RURAL AREAS;

DEVELOPING WORLD; ELECTRIFICATION; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENERGY EFFICIENCY; HOUSEHOLD INCOME; HYDROELECTRIC POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RESEARCH WORK; RURAL AREA; STATE ROLE;

NEPAL;

EID: 79957852110     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2011.03.012     Document Type: Article

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