jrc-hydro-power-plants-database¶
Additional Metadata
| Attribute | Value(s) |
|---|---|
| Licenses | CC-BY-4.0 |
Fields
| Column | Type | Description | Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|
| id | string | Unique identifier of the hydro-power plant | {'required': True, 'unique': True} |
| name | string | Name of the power plant | {'required': True} |
| installed_capacity_MW | number | Electrical power generation capacity in MW | {'required': True} |
| pumping_MW | number | Pumping capacity in MW (only when specified) | - |
| type | string | Typology of the power plant, according to the Dispa-SET classification of technologies http://www.dispaset.eu/en/latest/data.html | {'required': True} |
| country_code | string | Country code according to ISO 3166-1 alpha-2 | {'required': True} |
| lat | number | Latitude of the power plant in decimal degrees | {'required': True} |
| lon | number | Longitude of the power plant in decimal degrees (-180, 180) | {'required': True} |
| dam_height_m | number | Nominal head of the dam in meters | - |
| volume_Mm3 | number | Useful capacity of the reservoir in million of cubic meters | - |
| storage_capacity_MWh | number | Potential quantity of energy that can be stored in MWh | - |
| avg_annual_generation_GWh | number | Expected/average generation per year (GWh) | - |
| pypsa_id | number | Association with the ID column from https://github.com/PyPSA/pypsa-eur/blob/master/resources/powerplants.csv | - |
| GEO | string | Association with the GEO Assigned Identification Number from http://globalenergyobservatory.org/ | - |
| WRI | string | Association with the WRI Global Power Plant Database from https://www.wri.org/publication/global-power-plant-database | - |