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Hydropower - Plants

Hydropower - Plants
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Response (Policies and Goals/Targets)
SDG 9
Transversal Component Water
Installed capacities of hydropower plants (MW) Annual energy production of hydropower plants (GWh/year) Annual water loss through evaporation from hydropower reservoirs (mcm/year) Annual gross water loss vs annual energy production of hydropower plants (mcm/GWh)
4 map layers referenced

Sanchez, R. G., Seliger, R., Fahl, F., Felice, L. De, Ouarda, T. B. M. J., & Farinosi, F. (2020). Freshwater use of the energy sector in Africa. Applied Energy, 270(May), https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apenergy.2020.115171

2016
https://geospatial.jrc.ec.europa.eu/geoserver/africa_platform/wms?
Values differ across layers
Installed capacities of hydropower plants (MW)
https://geospatial.jrc.ec.europa.eu/geoserver/wms?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic&VERSION=1.0.0&FORMAT=image/png&transparent=true&LEGEND_OPTIONS=fontColor:0xffffff&WIDTH=20&HEIGHT=20&LAYER=africa_platform:Energy_Water_Plants_point
Annual energy production of hydropower plants (GWh/year)
https://geospatial.jrc.ec.europa.eu/geoserver/wms?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic&VERSION=1.0.0&FORMAT=image/png&transparent=true&LEGEND_OPTIONS=fontColor:0xffffff&WIDTH=20&HEIGHT=20&LAYER=africa_platform:Energy_Water_Plants_point&STYLE=EP_16_P
Annual water loss through evaporation from hydropower reservoirs (mcm/year)
https://geospatial.jrc.ec.europa.eu/geoserver/wms?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic&VERSION=1.0.0&FORMAT=image/png&transparent=true&LEGEND_OPTIONS=fontColor:0xffffff&WIDTH=20&HEIGHT=20&LAYER=africa_platform:Energy_Water_Plants_point&STYLE=WL_16_P
Annual gross water loss vs annual energy production of hydropower plants (mcm/GWh)
https://geospatial.jrc.ec.europa.eu/geoserver/wms?REQUEST=GetLegendGraphic&VERSION=1.0.0&FORMAT=image/png&transparent=true&LEGEND_OPTIONS=fontColor:0xffffff&WIDTH=20&HEIGHT=20&LAYER=africa_platform:Energy_Water_Plants_point&STYLE=WL_EP-P
Roman Seliger