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Regional Assessment of the Hydropower Potential of Rivers in West Africa

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article , Journal 01 Nov 2016Publisher:Elsevier BVJournal:Energy Procedia, volume 97, pages 286-293 (issn: 1876-6102,

Authors: Harald Kling; Philipp Stanzel; Martin Fuchs;

doi: 10.1016/j.egypro.2016.10.002

Regional Assessment of the Hydropower Potential of Rivers in West Africa

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Abstract

AbstractIn this study the theoretical hydropower potential of all rivers in West Africa was assessed. The study domain covers 5 Mio km2. For more than 500,000 river reaches the theoretical hydropower potential was computed from channel slope and mean annual discharge simulated by a water balance model. The model was calibrated with observed discharge at 410 gauges, using precipitation and potential evapotranspiration data as inputs. Possible changes in future discharge were assessed by driving the water balance model with climate projections of 15 Regional Climate Models for two emission scenarios of the CORDEX-Africa ensemble.

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CORDEX-Africa, hydropower potential, water balance modelling, climate change, Energy(all), West Africa

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