Are we there yet? Improving solar PV economics and power planning in developing countries: The case of kenya

Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews

Volumn 30, Issue , 2014, Pages 604-615

  Ondraczek, Janosch ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR APPLIED SYSTEMS ANALYSIS   (Austria)

Author keywords

Africa; Developing countries; Levelized cost of electricity; On grid electricity supply; Solar photovoltaic electricity

Indexed keywords

COSTS; DEVELOPING COUNTRIES; GAS PLANTS; GAS TURBINES; SOLAR CONCENTRATORS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

AFRICA; CONVENTIONAL POWER PLANTS; GRID CONNECTED PV SYSTEM; LEVELIZED COST OF ELECTRICITIES; ON GRIDS; SMALL-SCALE APPLICATIONS; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC ELECTRICITY; SOLAR PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; GRID ELECTRICITY;

ELECTRIC POWER TRANSMISSION NETWORKS; SOLAR POWER GENERATION;

EID: 84889015435     PISSN: 13640321     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rser.2013.10.010     Document Type: Review

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