Enabling innovations in energy access: An African perspective

Energy Policy

Volumn 47, Issue SUPPL.1, 2012, Pages 38-47

  Agbemabiese, Lawrence ^a   Nkomo, Jabavu ^b   Sokona, Youba ^b  

^a United Nations Environment Programme   (France)

^b United Nations Economic Commission for Africa   (Ethiopia)

Author keywords

Innovation; Sustainability; Technology

Indexed keywords

CLEAN ENERGY; ENERGY ACCESS; ENERGY POLICY MAKERS; ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS; SCALING-UP; STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION;

ENERGY POLICY; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT; TECHNOLOGY;

INNOVATION;

ENERGY POLICY; ENERGY USE; INNOVATION; SUSTAINABILITY; TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 84861188070     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.03.051     Document Type: Article

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