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SUBMITTER: Szabo S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7865005 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Scientific reports 20210205 1
Lack of access to modern forms of energy hampers efforts to reduce poverty. The provision of electricity to off-grid communities is therefore a long-standing developmental goal. Yet, many off-grid electrification projects neglect mid- and long-term operation and maintenance costs. When this is the case, electricity services are unlikely to be affordable to the communities that are the project's primary target. Here we show that, compared with diesel-powered electricity generation systems, solar ...[more]