Energy-cost analysis of alternative sources to electricity in Nigeria

Indian Journal of Science and Technology

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 1946-1952

  Emmanuel, Simolowo Oluwafunbi ^a   Samuel, Oladele ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IBADAN   (Nigeria)

^b OLABISI ONABANJO UNIVERSITY   (Nigeria)

Author keywords

Alternative energy sources; Cost analysis; Electricity; Energy auditing; Nigeria

Indexed keywords

EID: 84864748466     PISSN: 09746846     EISSN: 09745645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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