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Showing posts with label Initial Costs. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Initial Costs. Show all posts
Thursday, December 12, 2013

What Drives Electricity Adoption? A Review of Connection Charges in Sub-Saharan Africa

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By Doug Barnes Household Electricity Meter Picture Credit: Douglas Barnes Today many development agencies focus on the price and phys...
Sunday, May 30, 2010

Small Photovoltaic Lighting Systems: Niche or Not

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The small technologies such as solar lanterns and small lights have always been a challenge to promote under development programs. Solar ...
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010

Rural Energy Subsidies: “It's Déjà Vu All Over Again”

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By Doug Barnes I have noticed that there has been quite a bit of material circulating recently on energy access and subsidies.  The Worl...
Sunday, April 25, 2010

Comparative Cooking Costs in Developing Countries

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By Douglas Barnes and Keith Openshaw Kerosene Lamps and Stoves, Hyderabad, India by D. Barnes Recently we have just reviewed many of pro...
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Saturday, March 13, 2010

Eight Steps to Successful Rural Electrification Programs

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The pace of rural electrification over much of the developing world has been painfully slow, especially in South Asia and Africa. Rural elec...
Thursday, February 25, 2010

Cooking with LPG: Climate and Poverty Issues

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What is the largest improved stove program in the developing world? The answer may surprise you. It is the Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) stove...
Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Improved Biomass Stoves: The Next Generation

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There is a new sheriff in town. Today around the world there is an entirely new and innovative variety of improved stoves that are being man...