Determinants of success for promoting solar energy in Rajasthan, India

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 3593-3598

  Pandey, Shreemat ^a   Singh, Vijai Shanker ^b   Gangwar, Naresh Pal ^b,c   Vijayvergia, M M ^c   Prakash, Chandra ^d   Pandey, Deep Narayan ^e  

^a Office of the Chief Minister (CMO)   (India)

^b Government of Rajasthan   (India)

^c Rajasthan Renewable Energy Corporation Limited (RERCL)   (India)

^d JSW Energy   (India)

^e Rajasthan State Pollution Control Board (RSPCB)   (India)

Author keywords

Governance; India; Rajasthan; Renewable energy; Solar Policy; Solar power; Thar desert

Indexed keywords

GOVERNANCE; INDIA; RAJASTHAN; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; THAR DESERT;

SOLAR ENERGY; SOLAR POWER PLANTS;

INVESTMENTS;

EID: 84860217724     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.03.012     Document Type: Review

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