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A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Concentrator Photovoltaic Technology Use in South Africa: A Case Study

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  • Eugene E. Van Dyk
  • Justin Beukes
  • Mario du Preez

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  • Eugene E. Van Dyk & Justin Beukes & Mario du Preez, 2013. "A Cost-Benefit Analysis of Concentrator Photovoltaic Technology Use in South Africa: A Case Study," ERSA Working Paper Series 343, Economic Research Southern Africa.
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    • D61 - Microeconomics - - Welfare Economics - - - Allocative Efficiency; Cost-Benefit Analysis
    • L94 - Industrial Organization - - Industry Studies: Transportation and Utilities - - - Electric Utilities
    • Q54 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Climate; Natural Disasters and their Management; Global Warming

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