An integrated framework for rural electrification: Adopting a user-centric approach to business model development

Energy Policy

Volumn 48, Issue , 2012, Pages 687-697

  Schillebeeckx, Simon J D ^a   Parikh, Priti ^a   Bansal, Rahul ^a   George, Gerard ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Business model; Customer; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

BUSINESS MODELS; CONTENT ANALYSIS; CUSTOMER; FOCAL LENS; INTEGRATED FRAMEWORKS; LIVING CONDITIONS; POLICY MAKERS; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL LIVELIHOOD; SCHOLARLY ARTICLES; SOCIO-ECONOMICS; TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION; USER-CENTRIC;

ENERGY POLICY;

RURAL AREAS;

BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY POLICY; INTEGRATED APPROACH; POLICY MAKING; RURAL ECONOMY; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION;

EID: 84864988753     PISSN: 03014215     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2012.05.078     Document Type: Article

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