SASTPS/powerlink-ghana-dashboard

An interactive PowerLink Ghana 2050 dashboard to accompany the 2026 GWE Challenge submission # PowerLink Ghana 2050 Dashboard ## Overview PowerLink Ghana 2050 is a strategic energy planning concept developed by **TechnoSaints: Nexus** for the Siemens Energy **Girls With Energy Challenge**. The project explores how renewable energy, energy storage, smart monitoring, and community-centered planning can improve quality of life in underserved regions of Ghana while supporting long-term economic development and sustainability. This dashboard serves as a visual decision-support tool that tracks key performance indicators, project readiness, and community impact measures. ## Project Vision Reliable energy is more than electricity. It enables improved healthcare delivery, expanded educational opportunities, reliable water access, economic growth, entrepreneurship, and greater community resilience. ## KPI Framework The dashboard is organized around six primary KPI categories: 1. **Energy Reliability** Measures system uptime, outage hours avoided, battery autonomy, and critical loads served. 2. **Community Impact** Measures households served, healthcare support, education support, and water access improvements. 3. **Safety & Resilience** Measures fault events, inspection completion, protection system status, and resilience under real operating conditions. 4. **Cost & Financial Viability** Measures capital cost, operating cost, cost per kilowatt-hour, and cost per beneficiary. 5. **Environmental and SDG Impact** Measures carbon emissions avoided, renewable energy utilization, fuel displacement, and SDG alignment. 6. **Implementation Readiness** Measures site readiness, stakeholder engagement, training completion, and maintenance planning. ## Sustainable Development Goals The project supports: - SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being - SDG 4: Quality Education - SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation - SDG 7: Affordable and Clean Energy - SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth - SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - SDG 13: Climate Action - SDG 17: P …