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Fracking, farmers, and rural electrification in India

Journal of Development Economics
Die Schiefergasrevolution in den Vereinigten Staaten loste in Nordwestindien einen beispiellosen Rohstoffboom aus. Unter Ausnutzung bevolkerungsbezogener Diskontinuitaten bei der gleichzeitigen Einfuhrung des nationalen landlichen ...
T. Fetter, Faraz Usmani
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Sustainable rural electrification: small hydropower stations, electrification and rural welfare improvement in Tanzania

International Journal of Development Issues
Purpose Tanzania is rich in small hydropower (SHP) potentials. However, many of these potentials have yet to be fully used, and more than two-thirds of its rural population lacks access to electricity.
Evaristo Haulle, G. K. Ndimbo
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Efficient two‐layer rural electrification planning and techno‐economic assessment integrating renewable sources

Energy Storage, 2021
Electricity access is a critical factor for social and economic development. Microgrid becomes cost‐effective means to provide access to electricity for the rural community.
M. Kamal, Imtiaz Ashraf, E. Fernandez
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Economic evaluation of hybrid electrical systems for rural electrification: A case study of a rural community in Nigeria

International Journal of Green Energy, 2021
Diesel generators have long been in use in rural communities in Nigeria despite the impact of emissions caused by these generators on the environment. Due to the high cost and fluctuation in the diesel price and the need for a greener environment, such ...
P. Okonkwo, E. M. Barhoumi, W. Emori, M. Shammas, Paul C. Uzoma, Adel Mohamed Amer Mohamed, A. Abdullah   +6 more
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A Rural Electrification Expansion Model

International Transactions in Operational Research, 1996
In Colombia, power companies with capacity greater than 100 MW pay royalties over gross sales for rural electrification programs. These contributions are collected by regional development corporations (RDC) with a jurisdiction over the area where the generation projects are located.
Smith, Ricardo A., Mesa, Oscar J.
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Residential Microgrids and Rural Electrifications

2022
Residential Microgrids and Rural Electrifications contains an overview of microgrids' architecture, load assessments, designing of microgrids for residential systems, and rural electrifications to help readers understand the fundamentals. Including many new topics in the field of home automation and the application of IoT for microgrids monitoring and ...
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Photovoltaic Rural Electrification

Progress in Photovoltaics: Research and Applications, 1997
The history of photovoltaic rural electrification (PVRE) from the early systems installed at the end of the 1960s is reviewed and presented in three different contexts: developed countries, international aid and developing countries. The progression from community applications (school televisions, village drinking water pumps, health centres, etc.) to ...
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Rural electrification revisited

Energy Policy, 1993
Abstract Rural electrification, once considered a catalyst to development, is now viewed in a dim light. The complexities, pitfalls and biases in evaluating rural electrification are discussed and the role of government policies in contributing to its success or failure is outlined.
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Rural Electrification

Chapter 5 examines the capital- and labor-intensive rural electrification project to bring hydroelectricity, indoor plumbing, and clean drinking water to small landowners and landless workers who lived in the Cordillera Central, interior mountains, of the island.
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Rethinking Rural Electrification

2010
Despite over a century of investment in electric power systems, there are roughly 1.6 billion people who lack access to electricity service, mainly in rural areas. While there are some open questions regarding the precise cause and effect relationships between rural electrification and human welfare, it is generally considered an important social ...
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