Sustainable energy planning: Leapfrogging the energy poverty gap in Africa

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 28, Issue , 2013, Pages 500-509

  Szabo S ^a   Bodis K ^a   Huld, T ^a   Moner Girona, M ^a,b  

^a JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

^b Energy Branch Division of Technology Industry and Economics   (France)

Author keywords

Mini hydro; Optimisation; Photovoltaics; Renewabletechnologies; Ruralelectrification

Indexed keywords

MINI-HYDRO; OPTIMISATIONS; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RENEWABLETECHNOLOGIES; RURALELECTRIFICATION;

COSTS; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; ECONOMIC ANALYSIS; RURAL AREAS;

COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84883484841     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.08.044     Document Type: Review

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