The economics of clean energy resource development and grid interconnection in Africa

Renewable Energy

Volumn 62, Issue , 2014, Pages 598-609

  Sanoh, Aly ^a   Kocaman, Ayse Selin ^a   Kocal, Selcuk ^a   Sherpa, Shaky ^a   Modi, Vijay ^a  

^a Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Africa; Clean energy; Economic modeling; Planning

Indexed keywords

AFRICA; BUSINESS-AS-USUAL; CLEAN ENERGY; ECONOMIC MODELING; GRID INTERCONNECTIONS; HIGH VOLTAGE LINE; NATIONAL ECONOMY; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

COSTS; PLANNING; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES;

ECONOMICS;

ECONOMIC PLANNING; ELECTRICITY SUPPLY; ENERGY RESOURCE; GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT; RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT;

AFRICA;

EID: 84884153341     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.08.017     Document Type: Article

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