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The electrification of underdeveloped areas : a case study in Ciskei
More than 20 million people in South Africa live without electricity in the household. Perhaps half of them live in underdeveloped rural areas in the 'homelands', which comprise about 14% of South Africa's land area. While considerable work has been done on methods of electrifying underdeveloped urb...
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| author | Tobich, Ralf Georg |
| author2 | Dingley, Charles |
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| description | More than 20 million people in South Africa live without electricity in the household. Perhaps half of them live in underdeveloped rural areas in the 'homelands', which comprise about 14% of South Africa's land area. While considerable work has been done on methods of electrifying underdeveloped urban areas, little research has gone into the need for, and especially the cost of, electrifying the rural homeland areas. This dissertation documents an investigation into this question, using Ciskei as a sample area. The study is based on research that was carried out between July 1987 and January 1989. This research included a literature review of rural electrification and development, two field trips to Ciskei to gather relevant information, two questionnaire surveys to assess people's perceptions of electricity, and the design and costing of distribution and reticulation networks for a rural sample area in Ciskei. |
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| spelling | oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/18585 The electrification of underdeveloped areas : a case study in Ciskei Tobich, Ralf Georg Dingley, Charles Electrification - South Africa - Ciskei More than 20 million people in South Africa live without electricity in the household. Perhaps half of them live in underdeveloped rural areas in the 'homelands', which comprise about 14% of South Africa's land area. While considerable work has been done on methods of electrifying underdeveloped urban areas, little research has gone into the need for, and especially the cost of, electrifying the rural homeland areas. This dissertation documents an investigation into this question, using Ciskei as a sample area. The study is based on research that was carried out between July 1987 and January 1989. This research included a literature review of rural electrification and development, two field trips to Ciskei to gather relevant information, two questionnaire surveys to assess people's perceptions of electricity, and the design and costing of distribution and reticulation networks for a rural sample area in Ciskei. 2016-04-05T11:37:41Z 2016-04-05T11:37:41Z 1989 Master Thesis Masters MSc (Eng) http://hdl.handle.net/11427/18585 eng application/pdf Department of Electrical Engineering Faculty of Engineering and the Built Environment University of Cape Town |
| spellingShingle | Electrification - South Africa - Ciskei Tobich, Ralf Georg The electrification of underdeveloped areas : a case study in Ciskei |
| thesis_degree_str | Master's |
| title | The electrification of underdeveloped areas : a case study in Ciskei |
| title_full | The electrification of underdeveloped areas : a case study in Ciskei |
| title_fullStr | The electrification of underdeveloped areas : a case study in Ciskei |
| title_full_unstemmed | The electrification of underdeveloped areas : a case study in Ciskei |
| title_short | The electrification of underdeveloped areas : a case study in Ciskei |
| title_sort | electrification of underdeveloped areas a case study in ciskei |
| topic | Electrification - South Africa - Ciskei |
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