WIND RESOURCE Horn of Africa

WIND RESOURCE Horn of Africa 40°E 40°E ELEVATION ELEVATION (m) IBRD 42153 | APRIL 2016 Source: Shuttle Radar 3,048 Sources: 3E and DTU Wind for ESMAP. Topography Mission 2,000 (SRTM) 30 0 50 100 150 200 Kilometers 1,750 Karora Copyright © April 2016 1,500 0 50 100 Kilometers The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development / 15°N 1,250 THE WORLD BANK 0 50 100 Miles 1,000 0 50 100 150 200 Miles Scale accurate at 15°N 1818 H Street, NW | Washington DC 20433 | USA 750 Scale accurate at 10° N 500 250 Coordinate System: GCS WGS 1984 World Mercator, Datum: WGS 1984, Units: Meter Sala The World Bank, ESMAP and the authoring firm(s) do not guar- 100 antee the accuracy of this data and accept no responsibility 45°E whatsoever for any consequence of their use. The boundaries, Nakfa colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map Simulated mean wind speed at in this volume do not imply on the part of The World Bank any 100 m height above ground level m/s R judgment on the legal status of any territory or the endorsement Gulbub e High 12.4 d of acceptance of such boundaries. 7.03 This dataset is licensed by The World Bank under a Creative S Commons Attribution license (CC BY 3.0 IGO). Users should cite e Keren a The World Bank as the data provider, and make reference to the 5.49 Energy Sector Management Assistance Program (ESMAP) as 40°E Massawa Jemahit SATELLITE VIEW Akurdet Ingal the provider of funding for this work.The ESMAP Manager would (BLUE MARBLE) Sebderat appreciate receiving a copy of the publication that uses this Source: NASA Earth 3.94 ASMARA data for its source sent via email to [email protected] or to Observatory Barentu the address above. Low 2.0 Dekemhare 0 50 100 Kilometers Teseney Areza Buia 15°N 0 50 100 Miles Selected cities and towns Mendeferas Adi Keyh Fatuma Scale accurate at 15°N Tio Region capitals (Ethiopia, Adi Quala Eritrea, Somalia) Um-Hajer 45°E Adigrat Cercle capitals (Djibouti) Humera Axum National capitals Idi International boundaries Mekele Beylul Assab POWER DENSITY 40°E POWER DENSITY at 100 m height in SIMULATED flat terrain (W/m2) Source: DTU for ESMAP 3,192 Gonder Andale 0 50 100 Kilometers 15°N 0 50 100 Miles 400 Scale accurate at 15°N Lake Debra en Caluula Tana Tabor Obock Ad Tadjoura of 45°E Weldiya 16 Asayita Gulf Bahir Dar DJIBOUTI Qandala Zeylac Boosaaso Dese Laasqoray 'Ali Sabih Dikhil Maydh Lughaye Ceerigaabo Berbera SUMMARY Asosa Baki Debre This map of simulatedIskushuban wind speed in the Horn of Africa was Markos Borama prepared by The World Bank’s cartographic unit using mapping Sheikii Geelafweyn outputs provided by 3E and DTU Wind under contract to The World Gebiley Bank. Dire Dawa Hargeysa Burao Bandarbeyla Harer The work was funded and supported by the Energy Sector Owdweyne Management Assistance Program (ESMAP), a multi-donor trust Gimbi Jijiga Xudun Taleex fund administered by The World Bank, under a global initiative ADDIS ABABA Caynabo Nekemte Awash on Renewable Energy Resource Mapping. Further details on the initiative can be obtained from the ESMAP website. Nazret Laascaanood The maps presented are based on interim outputs from the Gambela Aware associated project, and are therefore preliminary and unvalidated. Welkite Degeh Bur Buuhoodle Garoowe Gore Users are strongly advised to exercise caution when utilizing the information presented, and should familiarize themselves with the Domo Asela accompanying reportsEyl from this project, and other relevant outputs, to fully understand the context, methodology and constraints. Burtinle Jima Hosaina These can be downloaded from the ESMAP website listed above – please refer to the corresponding country project page. During Bonga theJariiban next phase (2) of this project, measurements will be collected Shashemene from a number of specially-commissioned meteorological stations Goba Galdogob Dodola Warder throughout the country over a 24 month period, and these will be Sodo Awasa Kebri Dehar used in the final phase (3) to develop a final, validated Horn of Africa Wendo Gaalkacyo Wind Atlas, which will be made publicly available. Cabudwaaq Cadaado Dhuusa Mareeb Negele Hobyo Ferfer.

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