Results of ECOWAS Small Scale Hydropower Program

The ECOWAS Small Scale Hydropower Program addresses the untapped potential of mini/micro and small hydropower sector in West Africa. ECREEE implements projects to overcome existing barriers related to missing awareness, technical skills and capacity, discharge data gap, lack of policies and private sector involvement. 

GIS Hydro Resource Mapping in West Africa

Spatial Hydro Resource layers available for visualization and download on the ECOWREX Map Viewer:

Hydrology

Hydropower potential 

   

Climate change projections

Existing / planned hydropower plants 

Country Reports on GIS hydropower resource mapping including climate change scenarios:

Final Technical Report on methodology and lessons learnt for ECOWAS countries

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Small Scale Hydropower Development

Program Documents to upgrade the Hydro-Meteorological Network and Database for Small Scale Hydropower

Program Document Guinea

Program Document Sierra Leone

Training Field Manual: current meter streamflow measurement by wading

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Download French Version

Contact

ECREEE: 

Mr. Guei Guillaume Fulbert KOUHIE, Lead ECOWAS Small-Scale Hydropower Program,  gkouhie(at)ecreee.org
Mr. Daniel Paco, GIS Specialist,  dpaco(at)ecreee.org
General Email: info(at)ecreee.org