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Electricity Planning Tool

Electrification Pathways tools considers a variety of open, geospatial data to determine least-cost options for bringing electricity to areas as granular as 1 square km in size.

The Electrification Pathways tool considers a variety of open, geospatial data to determine the least-cost options for bringing electricity to areas as granular as 1 square km in size. An innovative web-based application developed by the World Bank, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, it launches publicly this month with data on three countries – Tanzania, Zambia, and Nigeria – and can be adapted for more.

 


WB BLOG: Electrification planning made easier with new open source tool

 


TRAINING WEBINAR

Organized in partnership with the Clean Energy Solution Center (CESC) on July 20, 2017.

 

Training’s video available on CESC YouTube channel starting July 21, 2017

 

 

New Open Source Tool a “Breakthrough” in Electrification Planning

The Electrification Pathways tool considers a variety of open, geospatial data to determine the least-cost options for bringing electricity to areas as granular as 1 square km in size. An innovative web-based application developed by the World Bank, Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) and KTH Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, it launches publicly this month with data on three countries – Tanzania, Zambia, and Nigeria – and can be adapted for more.