The role of micro hydro power systems in remote rural electrification: A case study in the Bawan Valley, Borneo

Procedia Engineering

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 189-196

  Murni, Sari ^a   Whale, Jonathan ^a   Urmee, Tania ^a   Davis, John ^a   Harries, David ^b  

^a MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Micro hydro; Rural communities; Social impact; Stakeholders; Technical aspects

Indexed keywords

EID: 84891612393     PISSN: 18777058     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1016/j.proeng.2012.10.127     Document Type: Conference Paper

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