© Kamla-Raj 2008 J.
Hum.
Ecol.
, 24(3): 175-189 (2008)
Promoting Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural
Development in Africa: Experiences of Zambia
OrleansMfunea
andEmmanuelK.
Boonb
a
Department of Geography, University of Zambia, P.
O Box 32379,...
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© Kamla-Raj 2008 J.
Hum.
Ecol.
, 24(3): 175-189 (2008)
Promoting Renewable Energy Technologies for Rural
Development in Africa: Experiences of Zambia
OrleansMfunea
andEmmanuelK.
Boonb
a
Department of Geography, University of Zambia, P.
O Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia
E-mail: omfune@yahoo.
com
b
Human Ecology Department, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laarbeeklan 103,B-1090
Brussels, Belgium
Telephone: +32 2 477 42 81; Fax: +32 2 477 49 64, E-mail: eboon@vub.
ac.
be
KEYWORDS Households.
Renewable Energy Technology.
Rural Development Institutions.
Markets
ABSTRACT The need to meet the growing energy demand from Zambia’s growing economy and the large number
of un-electrified households has been the major driver towards the introduction of renewable energy technology in
the country.
This study is based on a review of planning and policy documents, a household questionnaire survey
and interviews with energy institutions, planners and rural development organisations.
The paper examines
Zambi
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