Addressing the current remote area electrification problems with solar and microhydro systems in Central Africa

Renewable Energy

Volumn 67, Issue , 2014, Pages 10-19

  Kenfack, Joseph ^a   Bossou, Olivier Videme ^b   Voufo, Joseph ^a   Djom, Samuel ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YAOUNDÉ I   (Cameroon)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MAROUA   (Cameroon)

^c Rural Electrification Agency   (Cameroon)

Author keywords

Cameroon; Central Africa; Energy policy; Hydropower; Renewable energy; Solar power

Indexed keywords

ENERGY EFFICIENCY; ENERGY POLICY; SOLAR ENERGY;

CAMEROON; CENTRAL AFRICA; ENERGY INFRASTRUCTURES; HYDROPOWER; REMOTE AREA ELECTRIFICATIONS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; RENEWABLE ENERGY POTENTIALS; USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGIES;

CLIMATE CHANGE;

BIOMASS POWER; DECENTRALIZATION; ENERGY POLICY; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; RURAL ELECTRIFICATION; SOLAR POWER; THERMAL POWER;

CAMEROON;

EID: 84897370762     PISSN: 09601481     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.renene.2013.11.044     Document Type: Article

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