Awesome Electrical Grid Mapping

The awesome-electrical-grid-mapping repository provides a curated collection of links to electrical grid data, maps, and capacity datasets across various European countries. Developers and researchers can use these resources to find:

• Grid Maps: Visual representations of transmission and distribution networks.
• Capacity Data: Information regarding available connection capacity for generation or demand (often including heatmaps).
• Datasets: Raw data files (GIS, CSV, etc.) for technical grid characteristics, substation locations, and network models.
• Reports: Technical documents and national development plans.

Data is categorized by country (e.g., Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland, Sweden, Ukraine, United Kingdom) and often includes metadata such as the data year, license type (e.g., cc-by-4.0), and data format (e.g., map, dataset, capacitydata).

The awesome-electrical-grid-mapping repository provides a curated list of global data catalogs, maps, and reports related to electrical grid infrastructure. This specific segment contains resources for the following regions:

Available Regions and Data Types

• Central Asia: Hydropower geodatabase for Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan.
• East Asia: Data for Laos (EV penetration, hydropower), Malaysia (energy roadmaps, DER hosting capacity, RE capacity), Mongolia (transmission maps), Myanmar (IMU datasets), Philippines (transmission development plans, substation capacity), South Korea (KEPCO substation info, transmission maps), Taiwan (Taipower grid maps, substation supply capability), and Vietnam (EVN annual reports).
• Middle East: Data for Oman (OETC transmission capability), Pakistan (NTDC expansion plans, hydropower resources, OpenGridPK), Qatar (substation voltage levels), Saudi Arabia (National Grid SA reports), Syria (infrastructure maps), and Yemen (maps).
• South/Southeast Asia: Data for Nepal (NEA reports, transmission network maps, hydropower datasets), Singapore (EMA roadmap), Sri Lanka (CEB transmission grid, NSDI datasets for lines and substations), Thailand (EGAT/PEA/MEA power maps, DEDE renewable plant locations), and Timor-Leste (EDTL reports).

Data Formats and Metadata

Resources are categorized by their format and content using tags such as:

• map: Visual representations of grid infrastructure.
• dataset: Raw data files (e.g., GeoJSON, CSV, or database exports).
• report: Analytical documents and annual reviews.
• capacitydata: Information specifically regarding the load or generation capacity of the grid.
• capacity: Specific capacity metrics.
• odbl: Open Data Building Blocks (e.g., OpenStreetMap-derived data).
• proprietary: Data that may require specific access or licenses.
• cc-by-4.0: Open access data under Creative Commons attribution.

The Grid Data Explorer has several known data and rendering limitations:

• Missing Admin-1 Polygons: Subregions without an admin-1 polygon in the source (e.g., Northern Ireland in the NE 50m dataset) are grouped within their country's panel instead of being drawn on the map.
• Cross-border/Missing Country Entries: Regional entries without a single country (e.g., Central Asia) or countries missing from the 110m dataset (e.g., Malta) are parsed but not drawn on the map.
• Transmission Length View: In this specific view, dashed state/province polygons and capacity dots are hidden because sub-national length data is unavailable. This prevents mixing two different datasets in one view.
• Missing Data for Micro-states: 22 countries (including Caribbean/Pacific micro-states, Singapore, Monaco, San Marino, Liechtenstein, and the Vatican) lack both 110m polygons and data. These are expected and are reported separately from alias resolution failures.

The repository provides a curated list of national-level projects and resources for electrical grid mapping, specifically covering regions like Africa and parts of Asia (Afghanistan, Armenia, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, Georgia, India).

Resources are categorized by the type of information they provide, which can be identified by the tags in parentheses:

• map: Visual representations of grid infrastructure.
• report: Strategic plans, annual reports, or technical documents.
• dataset: Raw data files (e.g., GIS collections, CSVs, or vector datasets).
• capacitydata: Information regarding power generation or transmission capacities.
• proprietary: Data that may have restricted access or usage terms.

Users can browse these resources to find specific transmission line maps, substation data, or resource adequacy plans for various countries and sub-regions (e.g., specific Indian states like Kerala, Maharashtra, or Assam).