Global Photovoltaic Power Potential by Country

This dataset contains the GIS data used in the report, "Global Photovoltaic Power Potential by Country" generated by Solargis (https://solargis.com), with funding provided by the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP). The study summarizes global solar resource and PV power potential on a country and regional basis. Analysis is based on Solargis's high-resolution datasets, and GIS mask layers which are downloadable via the 'resources' tab. A country comparison spreadsheet is also provided as an additional download, which provides indicators of PV power potential for all countries as described in the study. The study provides: • Ranking and comparison of countries and regions according to their PV potential; • Approximate levelized cost of electricity (LCOE) relevant to current PV projects; • Cross-correlation with the socio-economic indicators relevant to PV development. Data information: Format: raster (GeoTIFF) size: 5.3 GB Zip file contains README.txt

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Last Updated November 27, 2023, 15:55 (UTC)
Created May 6, 2020, 07:17 (UTC)
Topic Solar
Country Aruba; Afghanistan; Angola; Anguilla; Albania; Andorra; United Arab Emirates; Argentina; Armenia; American Samoa; Antigua and Barbuda; Australia; Austria; Azerbaijan; Burundi; Belgium; Benin; Burkina Faso; Bangladesh; Bulgaria; Bahrain; Bahamas; Bosnia and Herzegovina; Belarus; Belize; Bermuda; Bolivia, Plurinational State of; Brazil; Barbados; Brunei Darussalam; Bhutan; Botswana; Central African Republic; Canada; Switzerland; Chile; China; Côte d'Ivoire; Cameroon; Congo, The Democratic Republic of the; Congo; Cook Islands; Colombia; Comoros; Cabo Verde; Costa Rica; Cuba; Curaçao; Cayman Islands; Cyprus; Czechia; Germany; Djibouti; Dominica; Denmark; Dominican Republic; Algeria; Ecuador; Egypt; Eritrea; Spain; Estonia; Ethiopia; Finland; Fiji; France; Faroe Islands; Micronesia, Federated States of; Gabon; United Kingdom; Georgia; Ghana; Gibraltar; Guinea; Gambia; Guinea-Bissau; Equatorial Guinea; Greece; Grenada; Greenland; Guatemala; Guam; Hong Kong; Honduras; Croatia; Haiti; Indonesia; Isle of Man; India; Ireland; Iran, Islamic Republic of; Iraq; Iceland; Israel; Italy; Jamaica; Jordan; Japan; Kyrgyzstan; Cambodia; Kiribati; Saint Kitts and Nevis; Korea, Republic of; Kuwait; Lao People's Democratic Republic; Lebanon; Liberia; Libya; Saint Lucia; Liechtenstein; Sri Lanka; Lesotho; Lithuania; Luxembourg; Latvia; Macao; Morocco; Monaco; Moldova, Republic of; Madagascar; Maldives; Mexico; Marshall Islands; North Macedonia; Mali; Malta; Myanmar; Montenegro; Mongolia; Northern Mariana Islands; Mozambique; Mauritania; Montserrat; Martinique; Mauritius; Malawi; Malaysia; Namibia; New Caledonia; Niger; Nigeria; Nicaragua; Niue; Netherlands; Norway; Nepal; Nauru; New Zealand; Oman; Pakistan; Panama; Peru; Philippines; Palau; Papua New Guinea; Poland; Puerto Rico; Korea, Democratic People's Republic of; Portugal; Paraguay; Palestine, State of; French Polynesia; Qatar; Romania; Russian Federation; Rwanda; Sudan; Senegal; Singapore; Solomon Islands; Sierra Leone; El Salvador; San Marino; Somalia; Serbia; South Sudan; Sao Tome and Principe; Suriname; Slovakia; Slovenia; Sweden; Eswatini; Seychelles; Syrian Arab Republic; Turks and Caicos Islands; Chad; Togo; Thailand; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Timor-Leste; Tonga; Trinidad and Tobago; Tunisia; Turkey; Tuvalu; Taiwan, Province of China; Tanzania, United Republic of; Uganda; Ukraine; Uruguay; United States; Uzbekistan; Saint Vincent and the Grenadines; Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of; Virgin Islands, British; Virgin Islands, U.S.; Viet Nam; Vanuatu; Samoa; Yemen; South Africa; Zambia; Zimbabwe
Published year 2020