| Country |
Name of the country |
| Pop |
Population in base year |
| X |
Longitude |
| Y |
Latitude |
| GHI |
Global Horizontal Irradiation (kWh/m2/year) |
| SolarRestriction |
Defines if an areas is restricted to solar PV deployment (1: restricted, 0: non restricted) |
| WindVel |
Wind speed (m/s) |
| TravelHours |
Distance to the nearest town (hours) |
| NightLights |
Nighttime light intensity (0-63) |
| Elevation |
Elevation from sea level (m) |
| Slope |
Ground surface slope gradient (degrees) |
| LandCover |
Type of land cover as defined by the source data |
| GridDistCurrent |
Distance from the existing electricity grid network (km) |
| GridDistPlan |
Distance from the planned electricity grid network (km) |
| SubstationDist |
Distance from the existing sub-stations (km) |
| RoadDist |
Distance from the existing and planned road network (km) |
| HydropowerDist |
Distance from identified hydropower stations (km) |
| Hydropower |
Closest hydropower technical potential identified |
| X_deg |
Longitude in degrees |
| Y_deg |
Latitude in degrees |
| RoadDistClassified |
Classification of the distance from road network based on a suitability index ranging from 1 to 5 (1 implying the lowest suitability) |
| SubstationDistClassified |
Classification of the distance from sub-stations based on a suitability index ranging from 1 to 5 (1 implying the lowest suitability) |
| LandCoverClassified |
Classification of the land cover based on a suitability index ranging from 1 to 5 (1 implying the lowest suitability) |
| ElevationClassified |
Classification of the elevation value based on a suitability index ranging from 1 to 5 (1 implying the lowest suitability) |
| SlopeClassified |
Classification of the slope gradient based on a suitability index ranging from 1 to 5 (1 implying the lowest suitability) |
| GridClassification |
Classification of the distance to the grid network based on a suitability index ranging from 1 to 5 (1 implying the lowest suitability) |
| GridPenalty |
Multiplier of the grid expansion cost based on a suitability index deriving from a weighted aggregation of the previous geospatial components |
| WindCF |
Identified capacity factor of wind turbines (%) |
| Pop2015Act |
Population in 2015 |
| IsUrban |
Percentage of urban population |
| Pop2030 |
Population in 2030 |
| Elec2015 |
Electrification status of population in 2015 (0 un-electrified - 1 electrified) |
| NewConnections |
Number of un-electrified population that is expected to get access to electricity by the end year |
| mg_hydro |
Levelized cost of electricity achieved by mini grid hydropower |
| mg_pv |
Levelized cost of electricity achieved by mini grid PV |
| mg_wind |
Levelized cost of electricity achieved by mini grid wind turbines |
| mg_diesel |
Levelized cost of electricity achieved by mini grid diesel |
| sa_diesel |
Levelized cost of electricity achieved by stand-alone diesel |
| sa_pv |
Levelized cost of electricity achieved by stand-alone PV |
| minimum_tech |
Off grid technology that provides the lowest levelized cost of electricity |
| minimum_tech_lcoe |
The lowest levelized cost of electricity selected between off grid technologies |
| Elec2030 |
Grid connection status in 2030 (1 implies grid connection - 0 implies off grid solution) |
| grid |
Levelized cost of electricity achieved by the grid (99 implies grid un-suitability) |
| MinGridDist |
Distance from the existing and planned grid network (km) |
| minimum_overall |
Technology that provides the lowest levelized cost of electricity |
| minimum_overall_lcoe |
The lowest levelized cost of electricity selected |
| minimum_overall_code |
Code of technology selected (1:grid, 2:stand-alone diesel, 3:stand-alone PV, 4:Mini-grid diesel . 5: Mini-grid PV, 6: Mini-grid Wind, 7:Mini-grid Hydro) |
| minimum_category |
Type of optimal supply type (Grid – Mini grid – Stand-alone) |
| NewCapacity |
Capacity requirement (kW) |
| InvestmentCost |
Investment requirement (USD) |