2012 international year for sustainable energy for all: African Frontrunnership in rural electrification

Energy Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 76-82

  Mahama, Amadu ^a  

^a NewEnergy   (Ghana)

Author keywords

Access; Electricity; Ghana

Indexed keywords

ACCESS; BOTTOM UP APPROACH; BUSINESS MODELS; CAPACITY BUILDING; CIVIL SOCIETY; CLAYTON; CLEAN ENERGY INVESTMENTS; DISRUPTIVE TECHNOLOGY; GHANA; INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY; LIVELIHOOD OPPORTUNITIES; NEW BUSINESS MODELS; OFF-GRIDS; PRIVATE SECTORS; REGULATORY FRAMEWORKS; REGULATORY POLICIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; SUSTAINABLE ENERGY; THROUGH THE LENS; TOPDOWN;

ELECTRICITY; EXPERIMENTS; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS;

ENERGY CONSERVATION;

ACCESS RESTRICTION; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; STAKEHOLDER; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

GHANA; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA;

EID: 84864982136     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.04.046     Document Type: Article

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