oayana/pypsa-africa

PyPSA meets Africa: An Open Optimisation Model of the African Energy System. Our website: pypsa-meets-africa.github.io # PyPSA meets Africa ## Development Status: **Stable and Active** PyPSA meets Africa is a free and open source software initiative aiming to develop a powerful energy system model for Africa. The tool was first released end of 2022 and is heavily based on PyPSA and PyPSA-Eur. In 2022 we will focus on Earth wide expansion. Stay tuned and join our mission - We look for users, co-developers and leaders! A short presentation about our project and its aims is given on our website. There you can also sign-up to our Newsletter. Watch our latest discussion with African leaders about Open Energy System Modelling in Africa: State of the Art and Future Opportunities. Let's work together for a better future. ## Get involved There are multiple ways to get involved and learn more about our work. That's how we organise ourselves: - **Discord NEW! (Open)** - chat with the community, team up on features, exchange with developers, code in voice channels - registration and usage is for free - **General code meeting (Open)** - every second Thursday 16-17:00 (UK time) download .ics - join for project news and high-level code updates - meeting hosted on Discord - open agenda. See what we will discuss. Invited members have edit rights. - **Buddy talk (Open)** - every Friday between 17-18:00 (UK time) - book a 20min meeting with Max to discuss anything you like - booking link: app.autobook.me (developed by @mnm-matin) - **Specific code meeting (by invitation)** - current meetings: 1) Demand creation (WP1) 2) Data workflow updates (WP1-WP5) and 3) AI asset detection (WP6) - every week Friday 1) 13-13:45 2) 14-14:45 (UK time), 3) 15-16:00 (UK time) - updates, demos, task distribution, weekly targets, Q&A - **Outreach meeting (by invitation)** - every second week - planning, discussing events, workshops, communication, community activities - **Google Drive (by invitation)** - access to presentations, lists, documents ## Installation 1) Ope …