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Solar lanterns for rural households

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  • Roy, Joyashree
  • Jana, Sebak

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Using household-survey data in a village of West Bengal, we justify investments in solar lanterns. A government distribution program alone cannot sustain this activity. Willingness to pay by households for the new technology determines success of the program.

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  • Roy, Joyashree & Jana, Sebak, 1998. "Solar lanterns for rural households," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 23(1), pages 67-68.
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:energy:v:23:y:1998:i:1:p:67-68
    DOI: 10.1016/S0360-5442(97)00067-4
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    1. Roy, Joyashree, 2000. "The rebound effect: some empirical evidence from India," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 28(6-7), pages 433-438, June.
    2. Chaurey, Akanksha & Kandpal, Tara Chandra, 2010. "Assessment and evaluation of PV based decentralized rural electrification: An overview," Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, Elsevier, vol. 14(8), pages 2266-2278, October.
    3. Chaurey, A. & Kandpal, T.C., 2009. "Solar lanterns for domestic lighting in India: Viability of central charging station model," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 37(11), pages 4910-4918, November.
    4. Bond, M. & Aye, Lu & Fuller, R.J., 2010. "Solar lanterns or solar home lighting systems – Community preferences in East Timor," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 35(5), pages 1076-1082.
    5. Masako Numata & Masahiro Sugiyama & Wunna Swe & Daniel del Barrio Alvarez, 2021. "Willingness to Pay for Renewable Energy in Myanmar: Energy Source Preference," Energies, MDPI, vol. 14(5), pages 1-17, March.
    6. Nduka, Eleanya, 2021. "How to get rural households out of energy poverty in Nigeria: A contingent valuation," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 149(C).
    7. Chakrabarti, Snigdha & Chakrabarti, Subhendu, 2002. "Rural electrification programme with solar energy in remote region-a case study in an island," Energy Policy, Elsevier, vol. 30(1), pages 33-42, January.

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