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29 datasets

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  • 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...
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Solar

    East Africa - Renewable Energy Zones Solar PV Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 16, 2018
    Countries:
    Burundi, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia + 5
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    415
    This spatial vector dataset shows areas of identified high quality potential for Solar Photovoltaic (PV) development divided into large contiguous areas called "zones." This dataset contains zones for the Eastern Africa Power Pool (EAPP)...
  • Demographics

    Kenya - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Kenya
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    239
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and...
  • Demographics

    Uganda - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Uganda
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    184
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and...
  • Demographics

    Burkina Faso - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 19, 2017
    Countries:
    Burkina Faso
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    147
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and...
  • Transmission and distribution

    Liberia - Cross-border systems Proposed Interconnection Transmission Line Popular

    Last Updated:
    February 26, 2018
    Countries:
    Côte d'Ivoire, Guinea, Liberia, Sierra Leone
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    247
    A representation Côte d’Ivoire-Liberia-Sierra Leone-Guinea (CLSG) Transmission line which was part of the proposed West Africa Power Pool (WAPP) system was derived from the Korea Electric Power Corporation (KEPCO)- Final Line Route Study...
  • Energy access
    Transmission and distribution

    Gambia - Electricity Transmission Network Popular

    Last Updated:
    February 26, 2018
    Countries:
    Gambia
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    285
    A Gambia subset of this dataset: ECOWAS region - Existing and Planned Transmission Grid (2017) Existing and planned transmission grid network (medium and high voltage lines) in the ECOWAS Region. Also covers other regions of West Africa....
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Wind

    South Africa - Power Pool Renewable Energy Zones Wind Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 16, 2018
    Countries:
    Angola, Botswana, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Lesotho, Mozambique + 7
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    208
    This spatial vector dataset shows areas of identified high quality potential for wind development divided into large contiguous areas called "zones." This dataset contains zones for the Southern Africa Power Pool (SAPP). This is one of...
  • Demographics

    Rwanda - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 23, 2018
    Countries:
    Rwanda
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    148
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and...
  • 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.
  • Demographics

    Ivory Coast - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 29, 2017
    Countries:
    Côte d'Ivoire
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    160
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and...
  • Hydropower

    Cameroon - Hydro power projects Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 8, 2018
    Countries:
    Cameroon
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    145
    Exiting and projected power plants in Cameroon
  • Energy access
    Transmission and distribution

    Guinea-Bissau - Electricity Transmission Network Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 4, 2017
    Countries:
    Guinea-Bissau
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    219
    A Guinea-Bissau subset of this dataset: ECOWAS region - Existing and Planned Transmission Grid (2017) Existing and planned transmission grid network (medium and high voltage lines) in the ECOWAS Region. Also covers other regions of West...
  • Renewable energy
    Resource assessments
    Solar

    South Africa - Power Pool Renewable Energy Zones Solar CSP Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 16, 2018
    Countries:
    Angola, Botswana, Congo, The Democratic Republic of the, Lesotho, Mozambique + 7
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    196
    This spatial vector dataset shows areas of identified high quality potential for Concentrating Solar Power (CSP) development divided into large contiguous areas called "zones." This dataset shows all zones in the Southern Africa Power...
  • Power system and utilities
    Transmission and distribution

    ECOWAS Region - Existing and Planned Transmission Grid Popular

    Last Updated:
    May 5, 2021
    Countries:
    Benin, Burkina Faso, Côte d'Ivoire, Ghana, Guinea + 9
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    436
    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....
  • Demographics

    Liberia - Populated Settlements Popular

    Last Updated:
    February 26, 2018
    Countries:
    Liberia
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    153
    Liberia census population dataset from 2007-2008 created by Liberia Institute of Statistics and Geo-Information Services (LISGIS). The dataset contains a list of all the settlements that are geo-located(coordinates in UTM projection) and...
  • Demographics

    Madagascar - High Resolution Settlement Layer Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 29, 2017
    Countries:
    Madagascar
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    241
    The High Resolution Settlement Layer (HRSL) provides estimates of human population distribution at a resolution of 1 arc-second (approximately 30m) for the year 2015. The population estimates are based on recent census data and...
  • Power system and utilities

    Tanzania - Power Plants Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 10, 2018
    Countries:
    Tanzania, United Republic of
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    186
    This dataset is put together by KTH Division of Energy Systems Analysis. It contains the power plants provided by African Development Bank and Open Street Map. AfDB, 2011. African Development Bank. URL...
  • Energy access

    Tanzania - Mini-Grid Locations Popular

    Last Updated:
    April 5, 2017
    Countries:
    Tanzania, United Republic of
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    369
    This product is a partnership with World Resources Institute, New Ventures and Tanzania Traditional Energy Development Organization. This map shows the locations of 109 mini-grids in Tanzania by technology.
  • Transmission and distribution

    Uganda - Electricity Transmission Network Popular

    Last Updated:
    March 31, 2017
    Countries:
    Uganda
    Regions:
    Africa
    Views:
    422
    The datasets are sourced from the Ugandan Energy Sector GIS Working Group Open Data Site, developed and maintained by the Ugandan Energy Sector GIS Working Group. The Ugandan Energy Sector GIS Working Group’s mission is to develop a high...
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