Africa GIS Catalogue for Energy Planning

The energy access sector is undergoing deep transformations as it strives to eliminate energy poverty, but there remains a pressing need to equip decision makers with more actionable and targeted tools for integrated electricity planning. To address this, the IEA has collected geospatial models and datasets that are crucial for stakeholders across the energy looking to leverage geospatial analysis to help deliver the best route to universal electricity access. This platform compiles geo-referenced datasets detailing the distribution of populations, renewable energy resources, energy system infrastructure, and key demand centres as well as non-geospatial datasets of population growth rates, regulatory indicators, utility performance, and power market characteristics across the continent.

This platform was made possible through support provided by the Power Africa initiative, led by the U.S. Government, and the U.S. Agency for International Development, under the terms of Award No. 720-674-20-IO-00001. The opinions expressed in this platform are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the U.S. Agency for International Development.