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Original Articles

Solar (photovoltaic) systems, energy use and business activities in Maphephethe, KwaZulu‐Natal

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Pages 221-237 | Received 01 Sep 1998, Accepted 01 Nov 1998, Published online: 27 Feb 2008

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  • Respectively, Senior Lecturer and Research Assistant, Community Resources, Faculty of Science and Agriculture, University of Natal, Pietermaritzburg. The authors would like to thank the community of Maphephethe for their assistance and participation in this • study. In particular, they thank Mr Will Cawoods of Solar Engineering Services for the ongoing facilitation of arrangements within Maphephethe and Dr F Ahmed for statistical help. Fieldwork assistance was provided by Phiwokuhle Nkomo and Elizabeth‐Ann Scott. The authors gratefully acknowledge Mr Stafford Baines (Department of Applied Physics, University of Durban‐Westville) for financial support from the Norwegian University for Science and Technology (NUFU).

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