Operational costs of A 13,000 solar home systems rural electrification programme

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 20, Issue , 2013, Pages 1-7

  Carrasco, L M ^a   Narvarte, L ^a   Lorenzo, E ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD POLITÉCNICA DE MADRID   (Spain)

Author keywords

Costs; Decentralized; Operation and maintenance; Photovoltaic; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

COSTS STRUCTURES; DECENTRALIZED; MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION; OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE; PHOTOVOLTAIC; PRIVATE OPERATORS; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOLAR HOME SYSTEM;

ENERGY UTILIZATION; RURAL AREAS;

COSTS;

EID: 84871738195     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2012.11.073     Document Type: Review

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