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Powering the powerless: Economic impact of rural electrification in Ghana

Project report 13 Aug 2018 Energy

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  • Powering the powerless: Economic impact of rural electrification in Ghana

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George Adu

Lecturer in Economics, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

John Bosco Dramani

Researcher, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology

Eric Oteng-Abayie

Lecturer, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology
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