Off-grid rural electrification experiences from South Asia: Status and best practices

Energy for Sustainable Development

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 266-276

  Palit, Debajit ^a   Chaurey, Akanksha ^a  

^a THE ENERGY AND RESOURCES INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Energy access; Off grid; Rural electrification; South Asia

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS; ENERGY ACCESS; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; LONG-TERM SUSTAINABILITY; OFF-GRIDS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOUTH ASIA;

RURAL AREAS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SUBSIDY SYSTEM;

SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 80052969578     PISSN: 09730826     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.esd.2011.07.004     Document Type: Article

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