Published August 24, 2026 | Version v3.0

Starter Data Kits Database for Whole Energy System Modelling in Sub-Saharan Africa

  • 1. ROR icon Imperial College London
  • 2. Loughboro
  • 3. ANEMOS Consulting
  • 4. Loughborough University Department of Social Sciences
  • 5. EDMO icon Loughborough University

Description

Each SDK contains a total of 12 parameters, described below. Likewise, each SDK includes 199 technologies and 30 useful energy demands distributed across the different sectors. The design of these SDKs supports modelling of whole energy systems at country level, enabling comprehensive sector-coupling analyses. Users may choose to use the complete dataset or only selected components, depending on their specific needs.

 

Annual demand — Historical and projected useful energy demand, 2023–2050.

Capacity factor — Ratio of energy produced by a generating unit to the energy it could have produced under continuous full operation. Applicable to renewable power technologies only.

Availability factor — Percentage of planned and forced outages.

Operational life — Technical lifespan.

Installed capacity — Historical installed capacity per technology.

Efficiency — Ratio between output energy and input energy.

Capital cost — Overnight costs from 2023 to 2050.

Fixed cost — Fixed operation and maintenance costs.

Variable cost — Fuel costs for primary energy supply and import technologies; variable non-fuel costs for all other technologies.

Emission factor — Carbon dioxide emission factor per fuel.

Fossil fuel reserves — Crude oil, natural gas, coal, and uranium reserves.

Renewable energy potential — Estimated maximum potential for power generation from renewable sources.

 
 

Notes

This material has been produced with support from the Climate Compatible Growth (CCG) programme. CCG is funded by UK AID from the UK Government. Views expressed herein do not necessarily reflect the UK government's official policies.

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