African Journal of
Business Management

  • Abbreviation: Afr. J. Bus. Manage.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1993-8233
  • DOI: 10.5897/AJBM
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 4194

Full Length Research Paper

Factors influencing project selection in the renewable energy sector of Zambia

Percy Jennings Saili
  • Percy Jennings Saili
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Balimu Mwiya
  • Balimu Mwiya
  • Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, University of Zambia, P. O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
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  •  Received: 21 September 2018
  •  Accepted: 05 November 2018
  •  Published: 14 December 2018

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