
- 440 pages
- English
- PDF
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
The purpose of this volume is to explain more specifically how rural electrification could be most effectively used to help the numerous and disadvantaged rural masses of the third world move away from their subsistence type of existence. and significantly improve their quality of life in the coming decades. Electric power is a vital engine for growth. not only in. This book was written while the author was living and working in Sri Lanka. An attempt is made here to provide a comprehensive and balanced treatment of rural electrification and associated topics. in the context of development.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Tables
- List of Figures
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW
- 2. A NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE ON RURAL ELECTRIFICATION POLICY
- 3. PROJECT EVALUATION AND BENEFIT MEASUREMENT
- 4. POWER SYSTEM OPTIMIZATION AND CHOICE OF TECHNOLOGY
- 5. DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM LOSSES
- 6. ENGINEERING STANDARDS AND DESIGN CRITERIA
- 7. DEMAND ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING
- 8. PRICING POLICY
- 9. RURAL ELECTRIFICATION POLICY ANALYSIS IN INDONESIA AND BRAZIL
- 10. PRICING POLICY AND RURAL ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT EVALUATION IN MALAYSIA
- 11. OPTIMIZATION OF SUPPLY QUALITY IN COSTA RICA
- 12. OPTIMIZATION OF RELIABILITY AND LOSSES IN INDIA
- 13. EVALUATION OF DECENTRALIZED RURAL ENERGY SUPPLY TECHNOLOGIES
- Bibliography
- Index