Assessment of access to electricity and the socio-economic impacts in rural areas of developing countries

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A review of energy system models (2010, methodology): “He uses a Meta-Net approach for energy system modelling and demand analysis, further information on which is available in Kanagawa and Nakata (2006, 2007, 2008)”
Energy solutions in rural Africa: mapping electrification costs of distributed solar and diesel generation versus grid extension (2011, background): “Second, renewable energy technologies, mainly photovoltaic systems, are typically considered the most expensive technologies and therefore unaffordable for the rural areas of the developing world [8, 9].”
Determinants of Household Energy Consumption in India (2010, methodology): “It should be noted, though, that electricity is required for sufficient lighting and associated with several additional benefits, e.g. improved education and employment possibilities (Kanagawa and Nakata, 2008).”