Population density per pixel at 100 metre resolution. WorldPop provides estimates of numbers of people residing in each 100x100m grid cell for every low and middle income country. Through...

Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains solar resource data for: direct normal irradiation (DNI), global horizontal irradiation (GHI), diffuse horizontal irradiation data (DIF), and...

Data repository for solar and meteorological ground measurements from a network of weather stations in West Africa. The data is provided in the framework of the West African Power Pool project: "Solar Development in Sub-Saharan Africa -...

Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains optimum tilt to maximize yearly yield in (°) covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...

A Gambia subset of this dataset: ECOWAS region - Existing and Planned Transmission Grid (2017) Existing and planned transmission grid network (medium and high...

This dataset shows the river network for West Africa and the estimated hydropower potential as well as several other interesting attributes. After detailed calculation, the attribute values were rounded to a reasonable accuracy. This...

Existing and planned transmission grid network (medium and high voltage lines) in the ECOWAS Region. Also covers other regions of West Africa. The source of the dataset is the West African Power Pool (WAPP) GIS database January 2017....

This dataset shows subareas (sub-catchments) for West Africa and the estimated hydropower potential as well as several other interesting attributes for hydropower development and climate change projections and impact on hydropower...

Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains photovoltaic power potential (PVOUT) in kWh/kWp covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...

Existing and planned distribution grid network (less than 33KV) in Benin, Burkina Faso, Gambia, Ghana and Guinea. The dataset was compiled and developed by ECREEE using the following sources of information:

• Benin: Ministry of...

Dataset includes PV plants, Wind plants, Hydro Power plants, Biomass plants, and conventional energy power plants (coal, diesel, gas and heavy fuel) in ECOWAS region and categorized accordingly as operational or planned within a wide...

The Distrubuted Renewable Energy (DRE) Atlas is an open-access, publicly accessible, web-based, and interactive platform providing detailed information on settlements across 58 countries. This...

The Power Systems Planning Group, embedded in the Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), has created the Electricity Planning Model (EPM) as a least-cost planning framework. EPM minimizes the costs of expanding and...

The Global Electrification Platform (GEP) is a multi-phase project led by the World Bank to standardize and simplify the use of geospatial tools for least-cost electrification planning....

Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains terrain elevation above sea level (ELE) in [m a.s.l.] covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...

Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains air temperature at 2m above ground level in °C covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...

Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains diffuse horizontal irradiation (DIF) in kWh/m² covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...

Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains direct normal irradiation (DNI) in kWh/m² covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The resolution...

Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains global horizontal irradiation (GHI) in kWh/m² covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference (EPSG:4326). The...

Developed by SOLARGIS and provided by the Global Solar Atlas (GSA), this data resource contains global irradiation for optimally tilted surfaces (GTI) in kWh/m² covering the globe. Data is provided in a geographic spatial reference...