Non-financial constraints to scaling-up small and medium-sized energy enterprises: Findings from field research in Ghana, Senegal, Tanzania and Zambia

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages 78-89

  Haselip, James ^a   Desgain, Denis ^a   Mackenzie, Gordon ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Africa; Non financial; Renewable energy; SMEs

Indexed keywords

EID: 84923247429     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2014.12.016     Document Type: Article

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