Drivers and barriers to rural electrification in tanzania and mozambique - grid-extension, off-grid, and renewable energy technologies

Renewable Energy

Volumn 61, Issue , 2014, Pages 117-124

  Ahlborg, Helene ^a   Hammar, Linus ^a  

^a CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Drivers and barriers; Off grid systems; Renewable energy; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC UTILITIES; NATURAL RESOURCES; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; RURAL AREAS; SURVEYS; TERMINALS (ELECTRIC);

AFRICA; OFF-GRID SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE METHODOLOGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCE; RENEWABLE ENERGY TECHNOLOGIES; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEWS;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; DEMAND ANALYSIS; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY MARKET; ENERGY PLANNING; INSTALLATION; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLITICAL SYSTEM; POWER PLANT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; RURAL POPULATION;

AFRICA; MOZAMBIQUE; TANZANIA;

EID: 84883552105     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2012.09.057     Document Type: Article

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