Latest revision as of 13:08, 23 September 2025
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Energy Access Explorer
by World Resources Institute
Authors:
Dimitrios Mentis, Davida Wood, Bharath Jairaj, Santiago Sinclair Lecaros, Douglas Ronoh, Akansha Saklani, Santiago Sinclair Lecaros, Alemayehu Agizew, Abdul Khalid, Shikha Anand,Lily Odarno, Fabian Jendle, Elise Mazur, Anila Qehaja, Francis Gassert,
Contact:
Dimitrios Mentis
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WRI, in collaboration with over 300 partners, has developed the Energy Access Explorer (EAE), the World’s First Digital Public Good to deliver climate compatible energy transitions for everyone. EAE takes a data-informed, integrated, and inclusive approach to achieving universal energy access, supporting equitable socio-economic development. EAE provides governments, businesses, and financiers with a transparent, interactive, geospatial platform to visualize and analyze high-priority areas for energy interventions in Africa and South Asia. EAE functions also as a dynamic information system, reducing software engineering and data transaction costs for both data providers and users and facilitating data management and governance.
Based on https://github.com/energyaccessexplorer. Using https://github.com/energyaccessexplorer for data processing.
Website / Documentation
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 Open Source
MIT license (MIT)
Directly downloadable
Some input data shipped
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| Model Scope |
Model type and solution approach |
| Model class
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| Sectors
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| Technologies
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Renewables
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| Decisions
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investment
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| Regions
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Africa, Asia
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| Geographic Resolution
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1 km
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| Time resolution
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Multi year
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| Network coverage
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| Model type
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Other
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Multicriteria Decision Analytical Algorithm
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| Variables
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50-100"-100" is not declared as a valid unit of measurement for this property.
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| Computation time
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minutes
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| Objective
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Priority areas for energy interventions
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| Uncertainty modeling
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| Suited for many scenarios / monte-carlo
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No
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References
Scientific references
https://www.energyaccessexplorer.org/attribution/
Reports produced using the model
Technical Note: Energy Access Explorer: Data and Methods
Example research questions
Integrated and Inclusive Energy Planning:
Where are the underserved communities that can be prioritized for electrification through grid, mini-grid, or standalone systems?
Market Intelligence:
Which geographic areas show the highest potential customer base for off-grid solar and mini-grid deployment?
Clean Cooking:
Where are households and institutions most dependent on polluting fuels, and how can clean cooking solutions be targeted to them?
Impact Investment:
Which regions offer the greatest social and economic return on investment for energy access interventions?
Productive Uses of Renewable Energy (PURE):
Where can renewable energy most effectively power agriculture, small enterprises, and local value chains?
Health and Education Electrification:
Which health and education facilities lack reliable electricity, and what clean energy options are best suited for them?
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