This report analyses the rural electrification policies of Brazil, China, South Africa and India to help guide policymakers in developing an effective rural electrification plan. The document outlines the different paths that each country took to achieve their goals of rural electrification.
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Source: International Energy Agency
Date: March 2010
This paper provides a global overview of past market experience, existing applications and results of policies and programs for renewable energy.
Source: Annual Review of Energy and the Environment
Date: January 2002
This document includes four technical research reports and one policy research report: Study on Wind Power Development; Study on Solar Photovoltaic (PV) Development; Study on Solar Thermal Application and Development; Study on Small Hydro Power Development; Study on the Incentive Policies and Ex
Source: Chinese Energy Research Institute, National Development and Reform Commission, The World Bank
Date: June 2005
This report presents 12 practical applications of clean energy projects in Asian countries, including solar, wind, small hydropower, and biomass projects.
Source: Asian Development Bank
Date: November 2006
This report analyzes the technology, key drivers, restraints, and market trends in the global small wind turbine (less than 100 kilowatts) market.
Source: Energy Business Reports
Date: June 2011
This presentation, given at the Asia ESCO Conference in New Delhi in 2010, examines the potential and barriers for Energy Service Companies (ESCO) in developing countries.
Source: New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization
Date: January 2010
This website highlights the activities of the United Nations Environment Programme Division of Technology, Industry, and Economics in promoting public and private sector finance of clean energy.
Source: United Nations
This report discusses the potential of small and medium enterprises to improve energy access and livelihoods in remote and rural areas in developing countries using Cambodia and Laos as examples.
Source: The World Bank
Date: February 2010
This web-based database provides detailed project output documents from Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) projects. The database contains output documents from specific types of energy access, energy efficiency, and renewable energy programmes.
Source: Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP)
Date: March 2012
This article reviews trends in the rural energy sector of Sub-Saharan Africa and discusses the limitations of over-reliance on solar photovoltaic (PV) technology.
Source: Energy Policy, Energy, Environment and Development Network for Africa (AFREPREN/FWD)
Date: January 2002