Foreword
“We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.”Although Thomas Edison’s famous 1887 boast turned out to be prophetic for the western world, there is no avoiding the fact that it still does not apply to developing countries, most notably in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, access...
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| Gepubliceerd in: | URI:https://journals.openedition.org/factsreports, |
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| Formaat: | Article ou chapitre numérique |
| Taal: | Anglais |
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Field Actions Science Reports
2016
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| Online toegang: | Accès Université d'Orléans et IFPM |
| Samenvatting: | “We will make electricity so cheap that only the rich will burn candles.”Although Thomas Edison’s famous 1887 boast turned out to be prophetic for the western world, there is no avoiding the fact that it still does not apply to developing countries, most notably in sub-Saharan Africa. Here, access to electricity is a luxury, with an overall penetration rate of 32%, falling to just 17% in rural areas, and electricity prices are often very high. In the face of the twin barriers of cost and ava... |
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