The implementation of Solar Home Systems as a poverty reduction strategy-A case study in Sri Lanka

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 330-336

  Laufer, Dino ^a   Schäfer, Martina ^a  

^a TECHNISCHE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Contribution towards poverty reduction; Implementation strategies; Microfinancing; Off grid sector; Solar Home Systems; User types

Indexed keywords

FINANCE; REGIONAL PLANNING; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS;

IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES; MICROFINANCING; OFF-GRIDS; POVERTY REDUCTION; SOLAR HOME SYSTEM; USER TYPE;

SOLAR BUILDINGS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; MICROFINANCE; POVERTY ALLEVIATION; QUALITY OF LIFE; RURAL AREA; SOLAR POWER;

SRI LANKA;

EID: 80052962045     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2011.07.002     Document Type: Article

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