Potential of solar electricity production (GWh/year) - grid-connected PV systems

This dataset was generated using GIS methods to estimate technical potential for solar electricity generation in rural areas of ECOWAS region.

Technical potential of solar generation in a chosen area may be defined as the amount of the total yearly solar radiation available in that area, taking into account existing geographical constraints, ("suitability maps") that can be converted into electricity given the available solar power technologies.

Technical potentials in GWh per year per cell at 1km resolution have been calculated by multiplying DNI (or GHI) for the technical parameters (performance, efficiency) related to CSP or PV, and for the available area.

The available area was estimated using for:

- CSP (grid connected) only cells with land suitability score > 302 (5% of total cells)

- PV (grid connected) only cells with land suitability score > 299 (5% of total cells)

- PV (off grid) only cells with land suitability score > 255 (5% of total cells)

Date (Publication): 2016-07-03T00:00:00

Originator

GRID-Geneva - De Bono Andrea, Yushchenko Alisa.

Maintenance and update frequency: As needed

Theme

green energy
resources
rural
technical potential
power
energy

Access constraints: License

Other constraints: This dataset is under license Creative Commons.

GRID-Geneva does not guarantee the quality and reliability of this dataset and GRID-Geneva assume no responsibility whatsoever for any direct or indirect damage and loss caused by use of this dataset.