The role of Decentralized Distributed Generation in achieving universal rural electrification in South Asia by 2030

Energy Policy

Volumn 47, Issue , 2012, Pages 345-357

  Narula, Kapil ^a   Nagai, Yu ^b,c   Pachauri, Shonali ^c  

^a INDIRA GANDHI INSTITUTE OF DEVELOPMENT RESEARCH   (India)

^b VIENNA UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Austria)

^c INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Decentralized Distributed Generation; Electricity access; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

CAPITAL INVESTMENT; CENTRALIZED GENERATION; DELIVERY MECHANISM; ELECTRICITY DEMANDS; ELECTRICITY-CONSUMPTION; ENERGY ACCESS; PRIMARY SOURCES; PUBLIC SUBSIDIES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL HOUSEHOLDS; SOUTH ASIA; STANDALONE SYSTEMS;

COSTS; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; INVESTMENTS; LIGHTING; RURAL AREAS;

ELECTRICITY;

DECENTRALIZATION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY USE; RURAL AREA; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 84862244711     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.075     Document Type: Article

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