Africa-Knowlege-Platform/ceap-handbook

# Clean Energy Access Prioritiser ## Introduction The Clean Energy Access Prioritiser (CEAP) is an open-source and open-access decision-support tool designed to identify priority areas for clean energy interventions and investments. The spatial planning tool allows users to evaluate clean energy projects with a multi-sectoral approach, including environmental, socio-economic, technical, and political aspects. This web-based tool allows for multi-criteria selections helping identifying priority areas (hot and cold spots) in real-time based on custom priorities. The automatic geo-processing capabilities encompass more than 30 variables, spanning aspects such as energy demand, environmental and social conditions. The CEAP can be of interest to both institutional and private stakeholders in the energy sector, i.e. policymakers, international donors, governments, and philanthropic investors. ## CEAP variables (This list is updated on a regular basis, as soon as a new variable is available on the tool) **Table 1. Market supply variables: minimum/maximum values and source of information** | Variable | Minimum value (red) | Maximum value (green) | Source | | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | ------------- | | Closest to the grid | Longest distance to electric grid (LV; MV; HV) per planning unit | Shortest distance to electric grid (LV; MV; HV) per planning unit. | (Kakoulaki & Moner-Girona. 2020)| | Farthest from the grid | Shortest distance to electric grid (LV; MV; HV) per planning unit | Longest distance to electric grid (LV; MV; HV) per planning unit | (Kakoulaki & Moner-Girona. 2020) | | Power plants | Lowest density of power plants per planning unit. | Highest density of power plants per planning unit. | (Sanchez et al. 2020) | | Solar potential | Lowest solar potential, measured by a long term yearly average of global horizontal irradiation in the planning unit. | Highest solar potential, measured by a long term yearly average of globa …