Leveraging private investment to expand renewable power generation: Evidence on financial additionality and productivity gains from Uganda

Benedict Probst; Lotte Westermann; Laura Diaz Anadon; Andreas Kontoleon

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Leveraging private investment to expand renewable power generation: Evidence on financial additionality and productivity gains from Uganda

Benedict Probst Lotte Westermann Laura Diaz Anadon

Andreas Kontoleon

World Development Vol. 140 pp. 105347 · Elsevier BV

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Benedict Probst, Lotte Westermann, Laura Diaz Anadon, et al. (2021). Leveraging private investment to expand renewable power generation: Evidence on financial additionality and productivity gains from Uganda. World Development, 140, 105347. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.worlddev.2020.105347

Leveraging private investment to expand renewable power generation: Evidence on financial additionality and productivity gains from Uganda

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