Roles and potentials of renewable energy in less-developed economies: The case of Nepal

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 2200-2206

  Nepal, Rabindra ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Electrification; Renewable; Research and development

Indexed keywords

COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS; DEMAND-SIDE; DEVELOPING ECONOMIES; ELECTRIFICATION; ENERGY MIX; GREEN TECHNOLOGY; INSTITUTIONAL ARRANGEMENT; INTERNATIONAL FACTORS; LARGE SCALE INVESTMENTS; RENEWABLE; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT; TAX INCENTIVE;

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; ENERGY POLICY; INVESTMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; TAXATION; TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER;

ECONOMICS;

EID: 84858214789     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.01.047     Document Type: Review

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