Low-carbon off-grid electrification for rural areas: Lessons from the developing world

Asia-Pacific Power and Energy Engineering Conference, APPEEC

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages

  Yadoo, Annabel ^a   Cruickshank, Heather ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Decentralized energy; Renewable energy; Rural electrification; Sustainable development

Indexed keywords

APRIORI; CONFLICTS OF INTEREST; DECENTRALIZED ENERGY; DEVELOPING WORLD; INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK; OFF-GRID ELECTRIFICATION; OFF-GRIDS; PROJECT DEVELOPMENT; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; UNITED KINGDOM;

DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; ELECTRIC UTILITIES; RURAL AREAS; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

EID: 84870022050     PISSN: 21574839     EISSN: 21574847     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/APPEEC.2010.5448353     Document Type: Conference Paper

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