Sustainability evaluation of community-based, solar photovoltaic projects in Malawi

Abstract Background A novel project sustainability framework is used to evaluate 65 off-grid solar photovoltaic (PV) energy system projects in Malawi. This study addresses PV projects serving rural public facilities, a solution known to have had historical issues with poor sustainability. A recent c...

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Main Authors: Peter M. Dauenhauer, Damien Frame, Aran Eales, Scott Strachan, Stuart Galloway, Hannah Buckland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Energy, Sustainability and Society
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13705-020-0241-0