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Record Nr.

UNINA9910814631503321

Autore

Sovacool Benjamin K

Titolo

Energy access, poverty, and development : the governance of small-scale renewable energy in developing Asia / / by Benjamin Sovacool and Ira Martina Drupady

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Surrey, England, : Ashgate, 2012

ISBN

1-315-57953-7

1-317-14374-4

1-317-14373-6

1-283-73886-4

1-4094-4114-8

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Collana

Ashgate studies in environmental policy and practice

Altri autori (Persone)

DrupadyIra Martina

Disciplina

333.79/4095

Soggetti

Renewable energy sources - Asia

Small power production facilities - Government policy - Asia

Energy policy - Asia

Rural development - Asia

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Abbreviations and Acronyms; List of Figures; List of Tables; Note on Authors; Foreword; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 The Benefits of Renewable Energy Access; 3 Grameen Shakti in Bangladesh; 4 The Renewable Energy Development Project in China; 5 The Rural Electrification Project in Laos; 6 The Rural Electricity Access Project in Mongolia; 7 The Rural Energy Development Project in Nepal; 8 The Energy Services Delivery Project in Sri Lanka; 9 The Village Energy Security Programme in India; 10 The Solar Home Systems Project in Indonesia

11 The Small Renewable Energy Power Program in Malaysia12 The Teachers Solar Lighting Project in Papua New Guinea; 13 Lessons Learned; 14 Conclusion; Appendix: List of Institutions Interviewed/Visited; Index

Sommario/riassunto

This book showcases how small-scale renewable energy technologies such as solar panels, cookstoves, biogas digesters, microhydro units,



and wind turbines are helping Asia respond to a daunting set of energy governance challenges. Using extensive original research this book offers a compendium of the most interesting renewable energy case studies over the last ten years from one of the most diverse regions in the world.