Viability study of grid-connected solar PV system in Ethiopia

Sustainable Energy Technologies and Assessments

Volumn 10, Issue , 2015, Pages 63-70

  Kebede, Kassahun Y ^a  

^a RITSUMEIKAN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Ethiopia; FIT (feed in tariff); Photovoltaics; Renewable energy; Viability study

Indexed keywords

ECONOMICS; GREENHOUSE GASES; NASA; RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES; SOLAR ENERGY;

ETHIOPIA; FEED-IN TARIFF; PHOTOVOLTAICS; RENEWABLE ENERGIES; VIABILITY STUDY;

INVESTMENTS;

ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; ELECTRICITY GENERATION; ENERGY MARKET; PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM; POWER GENERATION; RENEWABLE RESOURCE; SOLAR POWER;

ADDIS ABABA; ETHIOPIA;

EID: 84925238212     PISSN: 22131388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.seta.2015.02.003     Document Type: Article

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