A nuclear-powered North Africa: Just a desert mirage or is there something on the horizon?

Energy Policy

Volumn 39, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 4445-4457

  Jewell, Jessica ^a  

^a CENTRAL EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Energy scenarios; North Africa; Nuclear energy

Indexed keywords

ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY SCENARIOS; ENERGY SECURITY; HIGH GROWTH RATE; INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL FACTORS; INTERNATIONAL INVESTMENTS; NORTH AFRICA; NORTH AFRICAN COUNTRIES; NUCLEAR POWER DEVELOPMENT; NUCLEAR POWER PROGRAM; QUANTITATIVE INDICATORS; RENEWABLE ENERGY PROJECTS;

ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENTS; MOTIVATION; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS;

NUCLEAR ENERGY;

ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY POLICY; NUCLEAR POWER; RENEWABLE RESOURCE;

NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 79958072837     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2010.09.042     Document Type: Article

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