GIS based Electrification App

Geospatial analysis is an effective tool supporting the planning, implementation and monitoring of basic services delivery in developing countries. GIS based analytics are increasingly being used to either prioritize and sequence grid extension efforts or demonstrate the opportunity for supplying off-grid customers with decentralized energy services. As a long term enabling parameter, open data together with open source energy modelling software have started operating a paradigm shift.

KTH-dESA and the  World Bank  joined a collaborative effort in order to develop and integrate within an existing data portal, a web-based open source application providing users with "National High Resolution, Dynamic Least Cost Option Plans for Universal Electricity Access".

The interactive interface will allow the users to select among various scenarios regarding electrification rates, levels of electricity consumption and spatially related fuel and technology costs. A pilot version including results for Nigeria, Tanzania and Zambia is expected to be available online by the end of the year.

Stay tuned!