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Identifying and addressing barriers to renewable energy development in Pakistan

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  1. Hussain, Shahid & Xuetong, Wang & Maqbool, Rashid & Hussain, Mustansar & Shahnawaz, Muhammad, 2022. "The influence of government support, organizational innovativeness and community participation in renewable energy project success: A case of Pakistan," Energy, Elsevier, vol. 239(PC).
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  26. Yaqoot, Mohammed & Diwan, Parag & Kandpal, Tara C., 2017. "Financial attractiveness of decentralized renewable energy systems – A case of the central Himalayan state of Uttarakhand in India," Renewable Energy, Elsevier, vol. 101(C), pages 973-991.
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