Mini-grids and renewable energy in rural Africa: How diffusion theory explains adoption of electricity in Uganda

Energy Research and Social Science

Volumn 5, Issue , 2015, Pages 45-54

  Eder, Jonas M ^a   Mutsaerts, Christopher F ^b   Sriwannawit, Pranpreya ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TRIER   (Germany)

^b BearingPoint BV   (Netherlands)

^c ROYAL INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Africa; Biomass; Household; Low income market; Renewable energy; Rural electrification

Indexed keywords

EID: 85027930256     PISSN: 22146296     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.erss.2014.12.014     Document Type: Article

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