Dataset

Global South - Renewable energy share in simulated mini-grids (2016)

Renewable / Clean EnergyCaribbean, Oceania, Africa, South America, Central America, Southern AsiaOpenAFRICA

Dataset Objective

To provide information on the renewable energy share of area-wide mini-grid (PV-battery-diesel) optimizations minimizing LCOE in all countries with a rural electrification rate below 90%.

Context

The values are renewable energy in percent of the total energy production. Full information on the creation of the data set can be found here: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esd.2015.12.007

What is included

Downloadable TIFF and GeoTIFF files for visualization using GIS tools

Collection Methods

GIS-based analysis in combination with a sophisticated mini-grid simulation