Capacity building for a reforming African power sector
By: edited by Mengistu Teferra and Stephen Karekezi ; contributing authors, J. Baguant ... [et al.]
Contributors: Mengistu Teferra; Karekezi, Stephen; Baguant, J
Series: African energy policy research series
Publisher: Zed Books, in association with African Energy Policy Research Network; Distributed in the USA exclusively by Palgrave
Published: 2002
Place of publication: London; New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
Subjects: Energy policy -- Economic aspects -- Africa; Energy policy -- Economic aspects -- Africa -- Case studies; Technical assistance -- Africa
Genres: Case studies
Description: This book examines the affordability of modern energy sources for the poor; the relevance of energy subsidies; the impact of subsidies on public finances; and how electricity tariffs affect the operations of small and medium enterprises, the main source of livelihood for the majority of the urban poor outside the formal economic sector.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 264-281) and index