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  • Energy efficiency
    Renewable energy

    Addis Ababa - Rooftop Solar Potential Mapping Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 15, 2022
    Countries:
    Ethiopia
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    231
    This dataset contains solar rooftop potential data (suitable rooftop area, installable capacity, estimated yearly electricity generation, and building type ) at individual building structure level for a sample area of interest in Addis...
  • Demographics

    Eswatini - Building Footprint Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 18, 2022
    Countries:
    Eswatini
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    110
    This Building dataset includes the polygon describing its footprint on the ground, a confidence score, and the area of the polygon. Residential buildings are identified using only polygons with a confidence level above 0.7, and roof area...
  • Transport

    Eswatini-Roads Popular

    Last Updated:
    December 7, 2022
    Countries:
    Eswatini
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    116
    This dataset contains roads in Eswatini based on data extracted from Open Street Map. The format is in shapefile (line).
  • Energy efficiency
    Renewable energy

    Lagos - Rooftop Solar Potential Mapping Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 15, 2022
    Countries:
    Nigeria
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    151
    This dataset contains solar rooftop potential data (suitable rooftop area, installable capacity, estimated yearly electricity generation, and building type ) at individual building structure level for a sample area of interest in Lagos....
  • Energy access

    Zambia NEP base case mini-grid Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 30, 2022
    Countries:
    Zambia
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    137
    Least-cost scenario - population recommended to the mini-grid for base case scenario in Zambia
  • Energy efficiency
    Renewable energy

    Dar es Salaam - Rooftop Solar Potential Mapping Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 15, 2022
    Countries:
    Tanzania, United Republic of
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    202
    This dataset contains solar rooftop potential data (suitable rooftop area, installable capacity, estimated yearly electricity generation, and building type ) at individual building structure level for a sample area of interest in Dar Es...
  • Energy access

    Senegal - Global Electrification Platform (GEP) Popular

    Last Updated:
    September 8, 2021
    Countries:
    Senegal
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    194
    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. The GEP provides a high-level overview of the...
  • Energy access

    Uganda - Global Electrification Platform (GEP) Popular

    Last Updated:
    September 8, 2021
    Countries:
    Uganda
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    185
    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. The GEP provides a high-level overview of the...
  • 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...
  • Energy access

    The Gambia - Global Electrification Platform (GEP) Popular

    Last Updated:
    September 8, 2021
    Countries:
    Gambia
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    142
    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. The GEP provides a high-level overview of the...
  • Energy access

    Ethiopia - Global Electrification Platform (GEP) Popular

    Last Updated:
    September 8, 2021
    Countries:
    Ethiopia
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    309
    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. The GEP provides a high-level overview of the...
  • Physical features

    Madagascar - Elevation Popular

    Last Updated:
    December 7, 2017
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    186
    Digital elevation data for Madagascar from CIATs SRTM 90m Digital Elevation Database v4.1. The original USGS/NASA SRTM data was provided in cells of approximately 90m x 90m, which has been processed to fill no-data cells and aggregated...
  • Climate

    World - Climate Watch Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 30, 2022
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    211
    Climate Watch is an online platform designed to empower policymakers, researchers, media and other stakeholders with the open climate data, visualizations and resources they need to gather insights on national and global progress on...
  • Renewable energy
    Solar

    Benin - Solar Global Horizontal Irradiance Popular

    Last Updated:
    November 27, 2023
    Countries:
    Benin
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    160
    Annual global horizontal irradiation (kWh/m2). 1 square kilometer resolution. Solar resource data obtained from the Global Solar Atlas, owned by the World Bank Group and provided by Solargis.
  • Energy demand

    Monthly Electricity Statistics Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 22, 2022
    Regions:
    Africa, East Asia and Pacific, Europe and Central Asia, Latin America & Caribbean, Middle East and North Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    310
    This dataset, updated monthly, provides electricity production and trade data for OECD Member Countries and electricity production data for a selection of other economies.
  • Physical features

    Madagascar - Slope Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    165
    Slope data in degrees for Madagascar with a 1km x 1km resolution. The dataset was derived by KTH-dESA based on elevation data provided by CIAT (see Jarvis et al. [1]). [1] Jarvis, A., H.I. Reuter, A. Nelson, E. Guevara, 2008,...
  • Demographics
    Energy access

    Tanzania - Prioritization of locations for off-grid rural electrification Popular

    Last Updated:
    July 12, 2018
    Countries:
    Tanzania, United Republic of
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    207
    The overall objective of this project is to prioritize locations for off-grid rural electrification in Tanzania. New datasets will be developed that will enable faster and more accurate market analysis for distributed energy services...
  • Energy access

    Somalia - Global Electrification Platform (GEP) Popular

    Last Updated:
    September 8, 2021
    Countries:
    Somalia
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    165
    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. The GEP provides a high-level overview of the...
  • Hydropower
    Solar

    West Africa and India - Hydropower Dams Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 16, 2020
    Countries:
    Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea + 8
    Regions:
    Africa, South Asia
    Views:
    277
    This database contains parameters gathered after an assessment of the technological potential for development of floating solar photovoltaic (PV) projects on existing hydropower dams and other reservoirs, starting with a pilot in FY18...
  • Demographics

    Population density Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 22, 2017
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    192
    Select areas with a particular population density.
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