A concept of dynamic pricing for rural hybrid electric power mini-grid systems for sub-Saharan Africa

IEEE Power and Energy Society General Meeting

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Kimera, R ^a   Okou, R ^a   Sebitosi, A B ^b   Awodele, K O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^b STELLENBOSCH UNIVERSITY   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Hybrid mini grid systems; real time pricing; Renewable Energy; Rural electrification; smart grid; tariff

Indexed keywords

REAL TIME PRICING; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SMART GRID; TARIFF;

COSTS; RURAL AREAS;

ELECTRICITY;

EID: 84870601241     PISSN: 19449925     EISSN: 19449933     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1109/PESGM.2012.6344618     Document Type: Conference Paper

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