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
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
Download English VersionDownload 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