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22 datasets

Organizations: World Bank Group Region: LCR

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  • Energy access
    Renewable energy

    SE4ALL Database Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 30, 2017
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    379
    The “Sustainable Energy for all (SE4ALL)” initiative, launched in 2010 by the UN Secretary General, established three global objectives to be accomplished by 2030: to ensure universal access to modern energy services, to double the...
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Wind

    Offshore Wind Technical Potential Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 3, 2021
    Countries:
    Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Brazil + 50
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    2777
    This dataset presents the technical potential for offshore wind development at the country level, split into potential for fixed and floating foundations. The files are grouped per WB regions and delivered in PDF, .SHP, .KMZ (CRS:4326)...
  • Energy access

    World - Night Light Annual Composite Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 31, 2019
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    244
    The Earth Observations Group (EOG) at National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)/National Geophysical Data Center (NGDC) is producing a version 1 suite of average radiance composite images using nighttime data from the...
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Wind

    Latin America and Caribbean - Wind Speed and Wind Power Potential Maps Popular

    Last Updated:
    February 13, 2019
    Regions:
    Latin America & Caribbean
    Views:
    319
    Maps with wind speed and wind power density potential in Latin America and Caribbean. The GIS data stems from the Global Wind Atlas (http://globalwindatlas.info/). The link provides poster size (.pdf) and midsize maps (.png).
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Wind

    World - Wind Speed and Power Density GIS Data Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 20, 2020
    Countries:
    Bermuda, Canada, United States
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    772
    GeoTIFF raster data with worldwide wind speed and wind power density potential. The GIS data stems from the Global Wind Atlas (http://globalwindatlas.info/). This link provides access to the following layers: (1) Wind speed (WS): at 3...
  • Energy access

    World - Modern Energy Cooking Services (MECS) Systematic Review Popular

    Last Updated:
    December 28, 2020
    Countries:
    Afghanistan, Australia, Benin, Burkina Faso, Bangladesh + 42
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Latin America & Caribbean, South Asia
    Views:
    736
    The systematic review of published evidence on drivers of and barriers to transitioning populations to modern energy cooking services (MECS) was conducted under the MECS Program, a five-year initiative funded by UK Aid of the Foreign,...
  • Energy access
    Transmission and distribution

    Global Transmission Network Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 6, 2023
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    590
    This dataset contains a vector shapefile of global transmission networks from OSM power lines, from 2016.
  • Climate
    Environment

    Global - Annual Average Methane Concentration Popular

    Last Updated:
    October 22, 2019
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    186
    This raster maps average atmospheric methane concentrations in 2016. The data used to create it is from the NASA Aqua satellite (specifically the AIRS instrument) that records monthly average atmospheric methane concentrations. AIRS...
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Wind

    World - Wind Speed and Wind Power Potential Maps Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 31, 2019
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    572
    Maps with worldwide wind speed and wind power density potential. The GIS data stems from the Global Wind Atlas (http://globalwindatlas.info/). The link provides poster size (.pdf) and midsize maps (.png).
  • Energy access
    Energy efficiency
    Renewable energy

    World - Global Tracking Framework Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 31, 2019
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    817
    The Global Tracking Framework (GTF) measures how the world is progressing toward Sustainable Energy for All, tracking country-level indicators for energy access, renewable energy and energy efficiency. The third edition of the GTF...
  • Geothermal
    Renewable energy

    Selected Countries - Geothermal Investments Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 31, 2019
    Countries:
    Armenia, Bolivia, Plurinational State of, China, Colombia, Costa Rica + 14
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa
    Views:
    424
    This dataset tracks investments in geothermal power projects by Multi-lateral Development Banks (MDBs) since the ‘70s and the Climate Investment Funds (CIFs) more recently. All the information by project has been obtained from public...
  • Energy access
    Energy demand
    Power system and utilities

    Latin America and Caribbean - Utility Benchmarking Database Popular

    Last Updated:
    February 13, 2019
    Regions:
    Latin America & Caribbean
    Views:
    197
    Investments in infrastructure have been on the development agenda of Latin American and Caribbean (LCR) countries as they move towards economic and social progress. Investing in infrastructure is investing in human welfare by providing...
  • Information technology

    ENERGYDATA.INFO - User Manual Popular

    Last Updated:
    June 3, 2019
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    121
    User manual for the ENERGYDATA.INFO platform. Latest revision: July 2018 Contact: energydata@worldbankgroup.org
  • Energy access
    Surveys

    Honduras - Multi-Tier Framework (MTF) Survey Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 27, 2023
    Countries:
    Honduras
    Regions:
    Latin America & Caribbean
    Views:
    185
    The MTF survey is a global baseline survey on household access to electricity and clean cooking, which goes beyond the binary approach to look at access as a spectrum of service levels experienced by households. Resources included are...
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Solar

    World - Solar irradiation and PV power potential map Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 16, 2020
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    525
    Map with worldwide Global Horizontal Irradiation (GHI), Direct Normal Irradiation (DNI) and PV power potential. The GIS data stems from the Global Solar Atlas (http://globalsolaratlas.info). Data is available as GEOTIF, AAIGRID or...
  • Geothermal

    Latin America and Caribbean - Geothermal Inventory Popular

    Last Updated:
    February 13, 2019
    Regions:
    Latin America & Caribbean
    Views:
    103
    The LAC (Latin America and Caribbean) Geothermal Inventory compiles data on geothermal resources throughout Latin America and the Caribbean. Both developed and undeveloped resources are included. It contains information from publicly...
  • Energy demand
    Surveys

    World - Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE) Cities Survey Data Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 27, 2023
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    217
    The Tool for Rapid Assessment of City Energy (TRACE) is a decision-support tool designed to help cities quickly identify under-performing sectors, evaluate improvement and cost-saving potential, and prioritize sectors and actions for...
  • Transmission and distribution

    EPM Data Transform

    Last Updated:
    May 30, 2024
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    0
    Data Transforms for ckanext-data-transform
  • Demographics
    Gender
    Policies and plans

    ESMAP Gender and Energy Indicators Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 31, 2024
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    675
    In 2022, the ESMAP Gender and Energy Program and RISE created a database on gender-related indicators relevant to the energy sector. The energy sector plays a critical role in promoting gender equality, as access to energy, both...
  • Solar

    World - Solar Stations Inventory Popular

    Last Updated:
    July 25, 2024
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    716
    This dataset is a global inventory of known solar stations for which there is access to corresponding solar radiation measurement data, which aims to help improve developing country's knowledge and awareness of solar resources. Users are...
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